How many prisoners, convicted of felony murder, get released for leniency reason? Given the nature of MacDonald's crimes, and that although mistakes were made in handling the evidence, not enough there for reasonable doubt. Some things that we will never know, or were destroyed,
we will never see one way or the other.
He doesn't have a of time left regardless of the outcome of the hearing. If MacDonald had been paroled, that would have been much worse than for him to be released now. I am not suggestion that MacDonald being released now, is a good thing. It all depends on whether or not, leniency from a legal standpoint, applies, or doesn't apply due to MacDonald's age and health.
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