Interesting case:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2007/09/04/4469469.html
Keep in mind different jurisdictions.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2007/09/04/4469469.html
Keep in mind different jurisdictions.
naughtylady said:It seems crazy to me to charge this guy with murder for the same shooting where he was convicted with attempted homocide. He paid his time, Either you murdered someone or you attempted to but not BOTH!
If they do convict him for murder then the attempted murder needs to be treated as a wrongful conviction (or whatever the appropriate legal term) and the full time of his time spent in jail and then on probation needs to be credited against any punishment he gets now... Seems like a big waste of tax payers money to me.
The guy died at age 64, not very old but not young either. He lived a full life after the shooting (40 years). What would be accomplished by charging this guy for murder now?
Ronnie,
Naughtylady
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eastender said:Ronnie,
Few points. There is no statute of limitations on murder. Likewise there is not test or cut-off point as to exactly when the victim of an attempted murder is deemed to have survived the murder attempt and the link between the act of attempred murder is severed.
From the standpoint of medical technology where people can be kept alive
but not functional for longer periods of time this may prove to be a landmark case. This may also have implications for the insurance industry - the benefits that the survivors are entitled to and other legal consequences where the loose ends have to be connected.