Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted August 8, 2015 Moderators Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) The verdict is in. James Holmes will be sentenced to life in prison for the 24 counts of murder for which he was convicted. The jury decided, as is required under Colorado law when the death penalty is on the table. As part of the next step, the judge will decide on the sentence for the other 141 charges on which Holmes was convicted. Depending on the charge, Holmes will be sentenced for some 2 to 12 years on each charge. One of the lessons from this trail is that one can never predict with certainty the final decision in a trail. The prosecutor has been quoted as saying that he expected with 99.999% certainty to get a death penalty. Well, he did not. Before the trial began, it had cost Colorado some $2,500,000 to prepare for trial. Actually going to trial cost additional millions. Death penalty trials are very expensive. Early on, Holmes offered to plead guilty in return for a life sentence, without parole. The DA rejected that plea and took it to trail. In the end, nine (9) members of the 12-person jury voted for the death penalty. One person voted for life in prison and two could not decide. To sentence to death, under Colorado law, all 12 had to agree. Effect on the families: For some, this verdict simply keeps their wounds open and prolongs their agony. For others, the trial prolonged their agony and thy wished that the plea bargain had been accepted. If the sentence had been to death, it is believed that appeals would have dragged on for at least ten (10) years. Now, the case will soon be over, and all can move on without the constant reminders as appeals wind their way through the system. Regardless of how one views the death penalty this case does open up discussion as to whether or not one should have a death penalty and also whether or not the very mentally ill should face the death penalty. Edited August 8, 2015 by Gregory Matthews Quote Gregory
Outta Here Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Chaplain, was the cost 25 million+ or 2.5 million+ ? I'm curious. Either way, a great deal of money could have been saved if they'd accepted his original request. As far as the death penalty, I'm against it in all cases. A lifetime in prison seems harsher to me. phkrause 1 Quote
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted August 8, 2015 Author Moderators Posted August 8, 2015 Thank you for pointing out that error. I have corrected it above. Quote Gregory
Outta Here Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Wasn't trying to correct you...just wondered which it was. At least it's the lesser amount. Thanks for the updated info. Quote
Moderators Gerr Posted August 8, 2015 Moderators Posted August 8, 2015 For those who are against the death penalty, I just want to know the rationale for keeping someone alive in a cage one who has committed such despicably heinous crime? Naomi 1 Quote
Stan Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 I DO WISH THEY would do to him, as they did to people in Biblical times, and that is to remove his name from all public records, and to be as if he had never been. That would destroy those who seek for fame and attention. Naomi 1 Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com
Outta Here Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 For those who are against the death penalty, I just want to know the rationale for keeping someone alive in a cage one who has committed such despicably heinous crime? Redemption. Stan 1 Quote
Stan Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 One of the better answers I have seen for this. Thank you Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com
B/W Photodude Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 For those who are against the death penalty, I just want to know the rationale for keeping someone alive in a cage one who has committed such despicably heinous crime? In THEORY, I am for the death penalty. In PRACTICE, I am not. I say this because while the concept of the death penalty is valid, I have grown weary of seeing men released from death row because evidence was found that exonerated them. This is after sometimes vigorous efforts of prosecutors to oppose hearing new evidence or testing old evidence via new techniques. I would be more comfortable with the death penalty if I knew that prosecutors always searched for truth even if they were proven wrong for past efforts. In my darker moments pondering the death penalty, I wonder how many have been put to death who were innocent. One "conservative" judge one time was quoted as saying that up to 5% of prisoners were innocent of the crimes they were convicted of. Quote >>>Texts in blue type are quotes<<< ***************************************************************************** And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. --Shakespeare from Hamlet ***************************************************************************** Bill Liversidge Seminars The Emergent Church and the Invasion of Spiritualism
LifeHiscost Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 I DO WISH THEY would do to him, as they did to people in Biblical times, and that is to remove his name from all public records, and to be as if he had never been. That would destroy those who seek for fame and attention. God is Love! Jesus saves! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
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