Unfortunately won't get the death penalty
The four men who are charged with the first-degree murder and armed burglary of former Redskins star Sean Taylor won't face the death penalty, according to multiple media reports.
Prosecutors in the case have waived the death penalty for Jason Scott Mitchell, Eric Rivera Jr., Venjah Hunte and Charles Wardlow, the Fort Myers News Press and the Naples Daily News reported Sunday night.
All four men, if convicted, face life in prison.
Hunte's lawyer Michael Hornung said he learned of the decision by prosecutors late Friday.
"They would have had to show it was premeditated," Hornung said. "I believe that it's appropriate that they waive the death penalty."
The current theory of the crime, that Rivera was the alleged shooter, likely prevented prosecutors from seeking the death penalty since Rivera was a minor at the time of the shooting.
"The fact that the prosecution won't seek the death penalty has been a foregone conclusion," Taylor family spokesman Richard Sharpstein told the Fort Myers News Press. "The family is still supporting the prosecutors and looking for justice to be done."
Taylor, an All-Pro safety, was shot during a botched robbery attempt at his Miami home in November. He died a day later from wounds suffered during the break-in.
The trial for all four defendants is scheduled to begin Aug. 25.
Death penalty off the table for suspects in killing of Redskins' Taylor - NFL - ESPN
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then all i can do is pray that those 4 [censored] douchebags get life and spend their life being somebody [censored]
pieces of [censored]
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we need to get back to using the death penalty more...That would help the economy tons, quit paying to feed these rejects...
If convicted, hang 'em at noon the next day...simple enough, and very cost efficient
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i agree
even after a death sentence they drag the [censored] out for years and years with appeals
enough of that [censored]......its a waste of taxpayer dollars
just [censored] fry em
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It should also be law that every american watch an execution at least once every 8 years, LIVE!!!!
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id prefer a lottery for a random american to be executed at least once every 8 years
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that ought to slim down the imigration!!!!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: neutral88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">that ought to slim down the imigration!!!! </div></div>
my idea to curtail illegals from coming here is simple
you get caught.......you dont get deported.......you get executed
after a couple of INS raids lead to the executions of an entire small mexican village
they may have second thoughts
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Costs more these days to keep an inmate on death row than it does to house them for life (because of all the mandatory appeals and crap).
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Life in prison is MUCH worse than death. Life in prison is the most severe way to punish a man. I used to not think so,but now that I know otherwise,I cringe everytime I see a life sntence.
