George Zachary Shupan Case

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George Zachary Schuppan. He was born without a father around, causing him to suffer with depression from a young age. He grew up strong,and independent. He was intimidating no doubt, but that's because he felt he needed to be. He went looking for his father in his early 20’s, he had always been told that his dad was not a good person, but he wanted to find him regardless. Upon arrival his step-mother feared him, he was a big tall army guy with a gun collection, so there was always tension. One day Zach came home to find his dad, George Schultz, had shot Joy Schultz. With a gun to his head Zach was forced to bury the body and clean up the evidence. Him and his dad were arrested, after over a week in court they were charged. According to www.whsv.com last accessed September 20th, 2016 George Harold Schultz, and his son, George Zachary Schuppan, had been convicted of first-degree murder, conspiring to commit first-degree murder, unlawfully transporting, secreting concealing or altering a …show more content…
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

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