RE: Petition: Eliminate Florida's felony murder rule.
August 21, 2012 at 10:07 pm
(This post was last modified: August 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, the idea behind this is that he was
a: consulted with regards to the commision of a crime.
b: knowingly aided in the commission of a crime.
c: the commission of the crime involved felony murder as a circumstance.
He does fit the bill for an accomplice perfectly. Keep in mind the sentence could have been harsher, lethal injection was an option (Florida, last I checked, along with Mississippi and a few other southern states allow for the execution of accomplices to murder even if they do not themselves strike a blow...unless that's changed since I looked, which was admittedly awhile back....and I hope it has). Had the crime not involved drugs, murder, and a female, he might have gotten a better deal through plea bargaining, for example. Looks like they threw the book at the kid, so-to-speak.
Of the three examples provided his is probably the least compelling with regards to whether or not I would sign the petition. Nevertheless, almost on general principle I;d sign the damned thing as one thing that is immediately apparent if you grow up in the sunshine state......something just aint right about the place, it's laws, or it's citizens...
a: consulted with regards to the commision of a crime.
b: knowingly aided in the commission of a crime.
c: the commission of the crime involved felony murder as a circumstance.
He does fit the bill for an accomplice perfectly. Keep in mind the sentence could have been harsher, lethal injection was an option (Florida, last I checked, along with Mississippi and a few other southern states allow for the execution of accomplices to murder even if they do not themselves strike a blow...unless that's changed since I looked, which was admittedly awhile back....and I hope it has). Had the crime not involved drugs, murder, and a female, he might have gotten a better deal through plea bargaining, for example. Looks like they threw the book at the kid, so-to-speak.
Of the three examples provided his is probably the least compelling with regards to whether or not I would sign the petition. Nevertheless, almost on general principle I;d sign the damned thing as one thing that is immediately apparent if you grow up in the sunshine state......something just aint right about the place, it's laws, or it's citizens...
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