TxLady2
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Maybe this was discussed on the first thread. Wouldn't it make sense that they charged her with 2nd degree instead of first for her full confession? I can't imagine that this murder isn't 1st as who knows how long she was beating him until she realized he no longer had life in him. Really it is so hard to imagine.
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Yes, it makes sense. I think they offered her a deal, to confess in exchange for not charging her with 1st degree. I do not blame them. It's not that easy to prove 1st degree murder, and they want to make sure that justice is served. It's better to go with a charge they know can be proved rather than take a chance she could be acquitted. Besides, with a signed confession, I don't think she has a chance of pleading not guilty now. If some lawyer talks her into it, who is going to believe her? If she pleads guilty, no trial.
Would anyone want to put Tyler's family, the grandparents and the dad through a trial? The dad already has mental problems, think what it would do to him. A murder trial is SO hard for the family, it takes so much out of family members. That is the last thing they need. My prayers are with them, even with the maternal grandmother... I'm sure none of them saw this coming.