The Charges Against Jesse Leroy Matthew

[Hoosgirl]

Legally minded folks, what impact -if any - is there if the abduction charge is in Cville and (possible) murder charge is Albemarle County? Would it be two separate trials since two different jurisdictions? How does that work?

 

[RSC]

I think it is a simple matter of the jurisdictions deciding who is best suited to prosecute. JMO.

Legally minded folks, what impact -if any - is there if the abduction charge is in Cville and (possible) murder charge is Albemarle County? Would it be two separate trials since two different jurisdictions? How does that work?

 

[Soulmagent]

Couldnt the FBI move to try him for both murders in one trial in a federal case?

 

[popsicle]

Bruce Leshan ‏@BruceLeshan 46s47 seconds ago
A @fairfaxcounty Grand Jury has indicted Jesse Matthew in 2005 City of Fairfax sexual assault. @wusa9 #HannahGraham

 

[popsicle]

Bruce Leshan ‏@BruceLeshan 1m1 minute ago
#Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney will brief media at 4:30 on new indictment of #JesseMatthew #HannahGraham @wusa9 #sexualassault

 

[Dr. Know?]

Yes. Bring on the charges!

 

[popsicle]

Parker Slaybaugh @Parker8News · 21s21 seconds ago

BREAKING: Jesse Matthew to also be charged with attempted capital murder, abduction, and sexual penetration in Fairfax County for 2005 incident.... http://fb.me/3Uceny9Bv

 

[popsicle]

Henry Graff ‏@HenryGraff 2m2 minutes ago
BREAKING: #JesseMatthew charged with attempted murder, abduction with intent to defile and rape for 2005 Fairfax City crime.

Parker Slaybaugh ‏@Parker8News 6m6 minutes ago
BREAKING: Jesse Matthew to also be charged with attempted capital murder, abduction, and sexual penetration in... http://fb.me/3Uceny9Bv

 

[Enni]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BiasedGirl/status/524271666407305216

Fairfax grand jury indicts #JesseMatthew on attempted capital murder, abduction, & sexual penetration with object. ht.ly/D3pPv

2:51pm - 20 Oct 14

 

[Hoosgirl]

Yes. Bring on the charges!

Here's some for you ... may this be only the beginning!

https://mobile.twitter.com/HenryGraff/status/524270107095486464

Copy of indictments.

 

[Hoosgirl]

Copy of indictments:

https://mobile.twitter.com/HenryGraff/status/524270107095486464

 

[RNER]

Parker Slaybaugh @Parker8News · 21s21 seconds ago

BREAKING: Jesse Matthew to also be charged with attempted capital murder, abduction, and sexual penetration in Fairfax County for 2005 incident.... http://fb.me/3Uceny9Bv

Does ATTEMPTED Capital Murder constitute the Death Penalty????

 

[littlemaybaby]

And this whole time Fairfax LE has been silent - we were speculating about what evidence they may or may not have had, and they were 10 steps ahead of us, pulled together a grand jury and got an indictment on 3 charges.

Can we maybe give LE some benefit of the doubt now that they have more evidence than they are releasing to the public?

 

[mainemom]

https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net...=7b771ff37fd70572eb1fc93d4d8227f3&oe=54F36FD8

Indictment, per Parker Slaybaugh: https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlaybaugh?fref=photo

 

[wary]

Does ATTEMPTED Capital Murder constitute the Death Penalty????

I'll defer to experts on Virginia law, but I can't imagine that it could carry the death penalty. (If I remember rightly, the Supreme Court, a while ago, said that asking the death penalty for rape was unconstitutional, so I'd think that the death penalty for attempted murder, where someone might not suffer any sort of permanent damage, would be the same.)

I'm slightly worried at the thought that this case might be their strongest. They have an eyewitness. They have DNA evidence. With the physical harm that the victim suffered, he can't do the usual rape defense of, "It was consensual." But, we don't know what they have for the other cases. We just have to wait and see.

 

[Hoosgirl]

Here's a pdf of charges:

http://ow.ly/d/2CZu

Glad they only used initials for the survivor.

 

[Paulap]

Copy of indictments:

https://mobile.twitter.com/HenryGraff/status/524270107095486464

thanks... will read this carefully

 

[ksj3]

Paulap - Sending hugs to you and yours. And anyone else here who needs them.

 

[Paulap]

Paulap - Sending hugs to you and yours. And anyone else here who needs them.

you're very kind... still sort of surreal

 

[wall0214]

I am a sinner and I have to ask God for forgiveness every day for my transgressions, but I have never physically harmed another individual, violated another person, or taken the life of someone. It's people like Jesse Matthew who make me hope that there is a hell. His soul is beyond redemption and his transgressions are beyond forgiveness.