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Undeserved Mercy? Or ‘Real Justice?’ South Carolina Solicitor Under Fire
Palmetto State attorney general candidate David Stumbo blasted for plea deal tied to 2018 child murder case…
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Same as Duffie Stone of the 14 District! SLED Needs to Investigate Duffie’s Office!!
The death penalty is read meat for politicians to throw for their supporters and against their opponents. It does NOTHING for society or for crime victims. Abolish it and have a sensible and economical system for real prevention of crimes in the first place and accurate assessment if and when crime does occur.
No execution took place in America less than 20 years after the conviction. And many death row inmates died of natural causes or had their sentences reversed in the meanwhile.
The cost of three meals a day, even for a life time, is MUCH LESS than the at-least six different sets of two or more lawyers and experts guaranteed each capital defendant at at least nine stages: (1) trial/sentencing; (2) direct appeal to state supreme court; (3) appeal from there to the U.S. Supreme Court; (4) post-conviction relief in the trial court; (5) appeal from that to the state supreme court; (6) second appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court; (7) habeas in federal district court; (8) appeal from there to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; and (9) third appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Add to those nine stages a petition for commutation from the Governor AND the possibility of reversal in any of the eight stages after trial. Then you will understand what the death penalty REALLY is: a program for maximum lawyer employment and/or for tax credits for big firms who occasionally volunteer to do capital punishment defense
The first two death penalty cases in SC, following a years long hiatus, were Joseph Carl Shaw and James Terry Roach. Both received the death penalty for murders they committed in October of 1977. Shaw was fried in January of 85 and Roach almost a year later in January of 86. Even at that, their cases were allowed to drag on for too long.
Hey Stumbo, why no accountability for ghe Daniel HS football team?
Why are you not broadcasting? Miss your smiling faces
Horribly bad lawyers and judges in SC are far too many in SC.
They think because they studied and were awarded a law degree that their behinds don’t stink. It’s one reasons I fear not exposing them when the opportunity arises. They are no different than the evil that lurks in the minds of pedophiles.
Prison for pedos like this monster deters absolute nothing. Court Ordered executions do. Meanwhile, we need to step up the termination of licenses to practice law, too. But the system is so corrupt, their cronies are standing in the way right now. We must change that or nothing will ever change.
What is the story for the mother’s sentencing deal with Stumbo?
She was originally charged with two counts of “Children / Legal custodian, unlawful neglect of child or helpless person” and one count of “Murder / Homicide by child abuse”. She ended up pleading guilty to three counts of “Children / Legal custodian, unlawful neglect of child or helpless person”.
She got 10 years , minus credit for over three years of time served. Keep in mind the murder/homicide by child abuse charge would have carried a 20 year-to-life sentence. It is unclear if the 10 years on all counts are consecutive or concurrent.
So she’ll be in her late 30s when she’s released. Too bad the judge couldn’t have sentenced her longer to lessen the chance of her trying to attempt motherhood again. Hopefully she stays away from her remaining children (though, last I read, her parents have the two remaining boys with them), stops procreating, and works on herself instead of her dating life.
Stumbo is a nice guy, but if elected as AG he will be carrying the water for the state “Freedom Caucus” and the hard-right religious right. He’s just not ready for statewide office..he needs to cook a bit.