RosemountGAL
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Will the Judge be hearing more evidence like it was planned for the Jury?
But the jury hasn't heard all the sexually deviant elements and the judge has, right?
I think Roush is very fair though.
I do agree that Rusch is fair-minded, and while I suspect he's not as likely to issue a sentence at the extreme end of the scale (although, he could), I expect him to render a verdict that has justice for CM in it.
The jury would have heard the SA testimony, and all the rest.
I don't get why the state won't be able to still present evidence to the judge before he sentences him...?
Why would he make the choice to waive the jury for punishment? Does he think he has a better chance with the Judge? In Canada, the Judge always decides the punishment or sentence.
What type of sentence do you all think he will get now that the Judge is the one deciding? I am not even sure what to guess. 40 years?
Maybe he didn't want his dirty laundry aired in front of the jury... it probably would have been a guaranteed 99 years. He's rolling the dice letting the judge decide his fate.. still might get at least 50.. jmo
Just playing "what if" games over the latest turn in the road....
If you want to consider a "conspiracy theory" angle, then maybe the defense asked the judge for an extra day or two "time out" to hammer out a plea deal and provide a location that can be verified
- and maybe EA really wants to get murder off the table and be done with this, and have a plea deal with some certainty for him
- and maybe the judge said "I'm not going to ask the jury to wait around while you figure out if you have a deal or not and work on the details"
- and maybe the defense then decided to waive the jury and let the judge decide, in which case (with no jury to be inconvenienced) the judge wouldn't object to a delay of a few days
- and maybe now they have bought some time, will get to a negotiated deal based on a proffer of facts to be provided, and it will be contingent on the disclosure and finding of CM and a confession.
Who knows?
Just playing "what if" games over the latest turn in the road....
If you want to consider a "conspiracy theory" angle, then maybe the defense asked the judge for an extra day or two "time out" to hammer out a plea deal and provide a location that can be verified
- and maybe EA really wants to get murder off the table and be done with this, and have a plea deal with some certainty for him
- and maybe the judge said "I'm not going to ask the jury to wait around while you figure out if you have a deal or not and work on the details"
- and maybe the defense then decided to waive the jury and let the judge decide, in which case (with no jury to be inconvenienced) the judge wouldn't object to a delay of a few days
- and maybe now they have bought some time, will get to a negotiated deal based on a proffer of facts to be provided, and it will be contingent on the disclosure and finding of CM and a confession.
Who knows?
Just playing "what if" games over the latest turn in the road....
If you want to consider a "conspiracy theory" angle, then maybe the defense asked the judge for an extra day or two "time out" to hammer out a plea deal and provide a location that can be verified
- and maybe EA really wants to get murder off the table and be done with this, and have a plea deal with some certainty for him
- and maybe the judge said "I'm not going to ask the jury to wait around while you figure out if you have a deal or not and work on the details"
- and maybe the defense then decided to waive the jury and let the judge decide, in which case (with no jury to be inconvenienced) the judge wouldn't object to a delay of a few days
- and maybe now they have bought some time, will get to a negotiated deal based on a proffer of facts to be provided, and it will be contingent on the disclosure and finding of CM and a confession.
Who knows?