glad to see the verdicts, don't support DP so hope jury don't vote for that,
I as well am not a DP supporter but I know he will not leave that prison..
Hi Joe. Just throwing this out more as a question or thought rather than an opinion. No witnesses were called on Sowell's behalf and he didn't testify.
IF he gets the death sentence couldn't he use that to say his attorneys didn't give him a fair defense? I read about a case where that was done and the second trial produced a life sentence. I wish I could remember the case.
Do you think it is possible that the defense knows this and that is why they went this route? I'm not saying he will get the death sentence just that he could.
http://www.newsnet5.com//dpp/news/crime/bodies_found/defense-sowell-offered-guilty-plea-in-11-deaths
defence want jury to hear that Sowell offered to plead Guilty in exchange for no DP, pros do not want jury to know
I'm confused. I thought a gag order meant you couldn't talk to anyone. How did the press find out about this? Are court records all open to the public and the press?
they6 have been having a hearing pre the penalty phase where any motions or issues either side have can be argued through in front of the judge, so all of this is public information,
Sowell has been told he will be allowed to make a statement to the jury and he will not be cross examined by the state if he chooses to speak, the state wanted the right to cross examine him but the judge denied there request