That’s how it works, yes. Somebody being eligible for the death sentence doesn’t mean that the prosecution is going to push for it or that the jury will decide it is warranted versus life in prison or some other sentence.
Penalties for being found guilty of a crime are “up to” whatever the max is. You don’t automatically get the max.
That’s the state charge, and the state does not have the death penalty. The federal charge of murder with a firearm carries the potential for the death penalty.
That’s how it works, yes. Somebody being eligible for the death sentence doesn’t mean that the prosecution is going to push for it or that the jury will decide it is warranted versus life in prison or some other sentence.
Penalties for being found guilty of a crime are “up to” whatever the max is. You don’t automatically get the max.
The reason they included the spurious terrorism charge is that’s what takes it to murder 1 and the death penalty…
I’m sorry, I assumed everyone was up to speed, I shouldn’t have.
That’s the state charge, and the state does not have the death penalty. The federal charge of murder with a firearm carries the potential for the death penalty.