Comments on: Cantonment Man Gets Two Life Sentences For Deadly Home Invasion

By: William

William — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:25:55 +0000

>>Actually he is sentenced to only one life term and nothing else. That one little word, “concurrently” knocks the second life sentence and the 5 years in the head.

His sentence was two concurrent life sentences and this important. One was for killing Johnson and the other for wounding Stanley.

Where is becomes important is on any appeal. If either conviction is overturned and one life sentence is tossed, the other life sentence is still in place with chance of parole.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:55:50 +0000

Rufus,
You surely remember Christ approved the functions of soldiers and the Roman government, that he explained to Pilate he could do nothing without the authority of God. Rejecting killing killers can be based on other reasons, but that one’s weak.

David for better people

By: Ifish4

Ifish4 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:43:43 +0000

Actually he is sentenced to only one life term and nothing else. That one little word, “concurrently” knocks the second life sentence and the 5 years in the head. If they really wanted to give him a tough sentence they would run consecutively, and not concurrently.

By: Earl Baldree

Earl Baldree — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:42:34 +0000

The cost of the appeals courts to have an inmate put to death in the nineties was over $100,000 of tax payers money, no telling what the cost is for an inmate to exhaust their court appeals process today.

By: Jack Legg

Jack Legg — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:55:49 +0000

He got “justice”! Isn’t that what it is about?

I’m glad David Green has the opportunity to contribute here as well as the “mullet wrapper.” Life just wouldn’t be the same without his wisdom on so many topics.

By: XD9RACER

XD9RACER — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:06:21 +0000

When you enter in the life of illegal activity you are taking a big chance with your life. There are always people wanting to top you or stop you or reap the benefits from your efforts and not through a joint business venture but through robbery or worse like this one ended. I as most view this as a senseless killing but the culprit didn’t see it that way–maybe the victim knew the culprit and this was his way not to be identified and caught but when the shooting started he felt he had to shoot as well or be shot and still be caught.
He should have gotten the death penalty and get it over with soon to avoid tying up the court system for 20 years or more. When you know for sure don’t waste the tax payers money–just get ur done. The life sentence might be more agonizing for him but look at all the $’s it takes to have him locked up but much better than him being free to continue making more victims.

By: Mr master

Mr master — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:16:26 +0000

If you know him he’s not right never been right.Its been a long time coming but justice have finally been served.

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:25:28 +0000

You people that are constantly calling for criminals to be put to death are taking a lot on yourselves, don’t you think? Is it a lack of faith that God will sort it out in the end that prompts the bloodthirstiness? When I ask myself WWJD, “fry him” is never the answer I get.

By: cygie

cygie — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:06:17 +0000

How is allowing an inmate on death row to live on the taxpayer’s money for 5,10,15 years not a burden?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:50:47 +0000

Life without parole is a much better sentence as Don stated. If he were sentenced to death, there is an automatic appeals process and I assume it would be much more costly to us taxpayers to have to provide him with continuing legal counsel, transportation, etc. than it may cost to house him until death.