I still think he deserves a longer sentence although it does sound as though the jury did an admirable job. One thing was interesting about the male juror's interview. He always referred to him as "George" and to her as "Yeardley Love."


One thing that disgusts me in the defense's portrayal of their "wrestling," Huguely is 6'2" and at the time weighed 209 pounds about twice what Love weighed:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1169423/index.htm

There is no way he could have been oblivious as to her injuries.

Wow. I'm amazed at how professional and thorough they were.

Anonymous wrote:Slate.com has an interview with the jury forewoman.

And a good article too. I think the forewoman very clearly described their chain of thought and was pretty convincing. Before reading this, I thought he deserved more, but I respect all of the work and thought that the jury put in and will concede that they know better based on having to sit through the full court hearing and all of the evidence by both sides.

Here's a link for those who want to read it: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/02/george_huguely_convicted_of_second_degree_murder_in_yeardley_love_case_how_the_jury_decided_.html

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Va was a no parole, no reduced time state.

Virginia technically abolished parole in 1995. However, it has a parole board and 6% of prisoners get parole. Moreover, as prison rates skyrocket, Virginia will probably be forced to grant parole at higher rates by the time 25 years pass.

Isn't the board just for people who were sentenced before parole was abolished? If so, GH has no parole chance.

Slate.com has an interview with the jury forewoman.

Anonymous wrote:I thought Va was a no parole, no reduced time state.

Virginia technically abolished parole in 1995. However, it has a parole board and 6% of prisoners get parole. Moreover, as prison rates skyrocket, Virginia will probably be forced to grant parole at higher rates by the time 25 years pass.

I thought Va was a no parole, no reduced time state.

Tha tis a pretty smart guy, very impressed by that interview

4/16 is the date he gets sentenced

Anonymous wrote:The OP was not asking about when the sentencing is -instead, if followed the recommendation by the jury what is the actual time he could serve. I am interested also....

That will depend very much on his record in prison and his so-called "good time." States credit that differently. It will also depend on the parole board. It's not possible to give you a mathematical formula.

The OP was not asking about when the sentencing is -instead, if followed the recommendation by the jury what is the actual time he could serve. I am interested also....

The State Bureau of Prisons prepares a Pre-Sentencing Report with recommendations for where he goes and other recommendations. It's totally normal for the sentencing to take a few months.

Anonymous wrote:His sentencing date won't even be set until April 16.

Why is that, by the way? That's a long time from now.

His sentencing date won't even be set until April 16.

He has not been sentenced yet. The jury's recommendation is just a recommendation. The judge can't add to it, but it's possible he may go lower than that.

I have followed this case so closely since it occurred in 2010. I think the whole situation is such a tragedy from both sides (her family, his family -mother in particular, father seemed to be where he got his reckless, alcoholism from. It really makes one wonder why such terrible things happen to people with such promising future. Any law experts out there know how much time he will actually serve with good behavior?

http://www.newsplex.com/video?clipID=6776365&autoStart=true&contentID=140238753