Sorry all, I know I’m in the minority here and I am hoping to not get hate for this, but it’s a tad disappointing to hear the Court lost some aggravating factors that aren’t aggravating factors under the law. There’s been appeals before that included this very thing, lower Courts who admitted some of the factors they used as aggravating factors when they weren’t part of that law.
It’s so tragic and sad, but “disgust” on the face of jurors is not meant to be used to help weigh the punishment and sentence. Trauma caused to the jurors and the public seeing the tragic imagery is very sad and IS trauma, but is not meant to be used in weighing a sentence. Not in Idaho and not in many other stages JMOO though. Just seems like her sentencing is now including many statements from victim statements, the prosecution, and now the Judge that an appeals court would certainly review if included on an appeal. I’ve seen cases returned to lower courts, after serious convictions, because in part of some similar statements made by prosecutors and the Judge. Sigh.
Sorry all.