Mgardner, it is standard for them to plead not guilty even if they may be willing to confess or take a plea deal down the road. There won't be a plea deal offered in this case tho and I do not believe he will confess. His defense attorney will maintain his "innocence" all the way to the needle or the chair.
By no means am I disrespecting your post, but I have to respectfully disagree. There are a dozen cases in which the perp pled guilty for murder:
Many do so, in an effort to get a lower sentence. If we find this is a DP case, we may get a different plea (I hope) so he can get LWOP.
Has the prosecution already said no plea deal? Is there a link to this (just curious).
If the evidence is so clear cut (and I think it is) - would you think CC would rather take his chance of death (if the moritorium is changed) or life? If he has any guilt or respect, he needs to own up to this and save the taxpayers millions of dollars. The killer isn't worth a penny! I think he's such a coward, he'll want to stay off death row. There's more "freedom" in general pop.
For example: 'I shot Lori': Mark Hacking pleads guilty in brutal slaying of his beautiful wife.
Hacking responded in a flat voice: "Your honor, I intentionally shot Lori Hacking in the head with a .22 rifle on July 19, 2004."
On June 6, 2005, Mark Hacking was sentenced 6 years to life in prison, the maximum the judge could give under Utah law. Under Utah's system of indeterminate criminal sentences, first-degree felony murder brings a mandatory five years to life, but Hacking's minimum is increased to six years because he used a firearm.
more info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hacking#Mark_Hacking_Arrested
So it does happen. Just google "men who plead guilty for killing families" and you'll find quite a few different scenarios.
I have to remember, all cases are different. But IF this creature did it, he owes his wife and children the decency to say I DID IT. If not, he must have a clue who the real perp is??
Thanks for listening.
Melanie
