They were tried by a jury of 14 people. The case was presided over by Judge Clark Richie in Page County Circuit Court. Following sentencing deliberations by the jury, both men were sentenced to life in prison with a $100,000 fine just for first degree murder. The rest of the convictions were: conspiring to commit murder (10 years in prison); unlawfully transporting, secreting, concealing or altering a dead body (5 years); use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (3 years). For a while there was talk of putting them on the death row, but with so many cases already in line they sentenced them to life, plus 18 years. Had less murders been committed around this time, had there not been a backup in cases, had things been simpler, my uncle would be dead right now. There are too many problems with the death penalty for it to be legal. I’m sure some of you think that the death penalty is a good thing, people get what they give
They were tried by a jury of 14 people. The case was presided over by Judge Clark Richie in Page County Circuit Court. Following sentencing deliberations by the jury, both men were sentenced to life in prison with a $100,000 fine just for first degree murder. The rest of the convictions were: conspiring to commit murder (10 years in prison); unlawfully transporting, secreting, concealing or altering a dead body (5 years); use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (3 years). For a while there was talk of putting them on the death row, but with so many cases already in line they sentenced them to life, plus 18 years. Had less murders been committed around this time, had there not been a backup in cases, had things been simpler, my uncle would be dead right now. There are too many problems with the death penalty for it to be legal. I’m sure some of you think that the death penalty is a good thing, people get what they give