Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Calling for the death penalty immediately is frustrating.
The death penalty requires certain aggravating factors that must be legally established. We have seen cases where a prosecutor over charges and wastes time on aggravating factors they cannot prove which undermines the entire case (Casey Anthony is a classic example of this).
Jumping to the death penalty can undermine your entire case.
Correct. What elements of this case match with the death penalty? I’m not familiar with Utah law, but in VA this wouldn’t qualify. I would hope the family got some promise not to seek it before they turned their child in. My partner said, “hey, $100k is $100k.”