Comments on: Supreme Court To Hear Nine Mile Popeye’s Murder Case

By: Ken Guier

Ken Guier — Mon, 02 May 2016 20:42:02 +0000

If you are convicted of such an egregious crime, 60 stab wounds you have no sympathy from me. Put him in front of a firing squad and let them handle the matter or put him in the death chamber and let him leave this world. We are not dealing with a human being here, we are dealing with a beast

By: gregg

gregg — Mon, 02 May 2016 19:15:05 +0000

I’ll volunteer for his rifle squad.

By: Bob's Brother

Bob's Brother — Sun, 01 May 2016 13:22:37 +0000

I remember a year or so ago that Florida executed an inmate who’d been on death row for 27 years. While I agree that a convict should have rights of appeal, no properly convicted inmate should be on death row more than 4 or 5 years. The victims familes should have that right. If it takes legislation, it should be debated and voted upon. If it takes a ballot vote on election day, it should be petitioned and put to the people for a vote. No more 27 years on death row for anyone.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 01 May 2016 07:17:15 +0000

I agree, juries should get the whole story. Any lawyer caught trying to cover up ANY detail should face perjury charges. To suggest that evidence of his heinous crime should be kept from the jury to protect this “person” (not my classification of him, mind you) is not acceptable (to put it lightly).

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 01 May 2016 01:10:57 +0000

by the way, normally, the jury is to decide guilt or innocence.
Having decided guilt, the judge has historically been the one to decide the proper sentence.
The problem is that judges get used to horrible things and treat them more lightly than normal people.
Usually, the guilty are better off than they would be if they faced a truly informed jury.

David for truly informed juries

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 01 May 2016 01:06:44 +0000

REGARDING;
“Any error in his death sentence was “harmless”. Did I read that right? I don’t call a death sentence harmless. That woman needs to go back to school.”

No, you didn’t read it right.
You think sentencing him to death for what he did was the error.
She is saying the process which was in effect at the time was not in error in saying he needed to die even if the process was flawed.
People make errors in grammar, in spelling, in expressing thoughts even though the words and thoughts are correct.

The whole problem lies in figuring how much of the process to give to the jury and how much to give to the judge. The legislature gave more to the judge than the judiciary believed they should have. The judiciary believed the jury should have been given more information regarding the true cruelty of the crime so they could judge how horrible he was in his actions. At other times the judiciary believes the jury should be excluded from information they believe might prejudice them to be harsher in sentencing than otherwise.

The truth of the matter is that many in the judiciary dislike the imposition of the death penalty and the fact that it is written into the Constitution and will use any means necessary to slow it down and then point to its ineffectiveness after they finished gutting it so they can call it unConstitutional.

David for better justice

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:21:45 +0000

This is Ludicrous he decided that she had to die when he had no right to.
Now they are trying to say that he should get life. He will get 3 meals a day,
Heathcare, yard time, and among many other things like have
Family visit. She lost her life and cannot do any of these things anymore.
And her family has to suffer as well. He stabbed her 60+ times and put her
In a freezer like she was nothing. Justice needs to be served people say
That it’s not right to execute him cause of morals where where his morals
When he killed Cynthia Harrison.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:29:01 +0000

The jury originally recommended the death penalty, that should be the deciding factor. That he deserves the death penalty should not even be on the table, due to the aggravating circumstances.

I just wish they still had the chair, that sponge could stay dry.

By: Jerry K

Jerry K — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:29:05 +0000

The problem I see is lawyers that will take any stand. Their work has NOTHING to do with just only $$$$$$$$

By: Clad in Shadows

Clad in Shadows — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:27:18 +0000

I never comment on here, but this is insanity… Think of all the money the state has poured into keeping this walking scum fed and clothed in prison. Who on Earth honestly believes this man deserves to continue breathing? Once he was found guilty they should have sent him to the guillotine, and that would have been justice served. Another gorgeous example of pieces of complete trash with no regard for human life , or their families, being allowed the chance to argue that they deserve to live and let the state pay for them to rot away in prison. Please God, don’t let this trash have a chance at a longer life than he has already been given…