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moe

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May 29, 2001
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Guilty of being a total idiot. I figured manslaughter, surprised at murder but haven't followed it closely.
 
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mule_eer

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May 6, 2002
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From what I saw, murder is defined a little differently in Texas. When I hear murder, I think premeditation. That's not the case in Texas. Committing an act with the intent to kill is sufficient, and she admitted on the stand that she intended to kill him. I thought it was interesting when the judge said that the jury could consider the castle doctrine for her since she supposedly thought it was her apartment. Obviously, that didn't fly with the jury. It sounds like the judge made that decision in order to lessen the chances for an appeal. I'm not sure when the sentencing hearing starts, but it sounds like the acceptable ranges for murder in TX are 5-99 years, and there's no parole for a convicted murderer. If I were to bet on it, I suspect she gets 20 years or less. I can't see her getting the max.
 
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bamaEER

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mule_eer said:
From what I saw, murder is defined a little differently in Texas. When I hear murder, I think premeditation. That's not the case in Texas. Committing an act with the intent to kill is sufficient, and she admitted on the stand that she intended to kill him. I thought it was interesting when the judge said that the jury could consider the castle doctrine for her since she supposedly thought it was her apartment. Obviously, that didn't fly with the jury. It sounds like the judge made that decision in order to lessen the chances for an appeal. I'm not sure when the sentencing hearing starts, but it sounds like the acceptable ranges for murder in TX are 5-99 years, and there's no parole for a convicted murderer. If I were to bet on it, I suspect she gets 20 years or less. I can't see her getting the max.
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Nice post. I agree with everything. I bet she’s out in 20 yrs.
 
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