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avebury

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8. Gateways are like the steps that have to be met

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #6)

Fri May 15, 2015, 03:27 PM

May 2015

to determine if a capital crime was committed. For example - disregard of life, committing an act with the knowledge that people will be injured, and so on. I am not a lawyer and this is the best I can explain it.

Just heard on MSNBC, they are going over the mitigating factors.

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MSNBC - Any minute verdict in Botson penalty [View all] avebury May 2015 OP

I hope it's llife w/out parole bluestateguy May 2015 #1

Here is link to live thing at courthouse, still waiting though uppityperson May 2015 #2

Jury is in the courtroom now. Envelope over to the clerk. ..... MADem May 2015 #3

First 2 gateway factors have been met. nt avebury May 2015 #4

What are gateway factors? n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #6

Gateways are like the steps that have to be met avebury May 2015 #8

Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #9

Unanimous that at least one capiial crime was committed. avebury May 2015 #5

I will be so glad.... sendero May 2015 #7

Three jurors found that he was influenced by his older brother. avebury May 2015 #10

Death B2G May 2015 #11

Death penalty unanimous verdict. nt avebury May 2015 #12

Death. nt bunnies May 2015 #13

10 Jurors found the mother played a role in the radicalism avebury May 2015 #14

I cared about the guilty/not guilty verdict. This one, not so much. WillowTree May 2015 #15

I am against the death penalty but he made his choice. hrmjustin May 2015 #16

Death penalty only for those people killed by his bomb, avebury May 2015 #17

Appropriate. WillowTree May 2015 #18