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| Topic | Do you support the death penalty sentence in this case? |
| Cocytus 10/12/19 3:40:07 AM #3: | "Brian Wice, KPRC2's legal analyst, said the defense had a tough road ahead of it because of the threshold that set the parameters for "continuing threat," which covered "whether or not anybody within society as including other inmates and staffing in the penitentiary is something this jury can consider in answering that question," Wise said. Indeed, Haskell's defense tried to discourage jurors from labeling Haskell a continuing threat, urging them to consider whether there was anything sufficiently mitigating about Haskell. Their primary plea was mental illness. Stay: 'I hope when you die, you will get the punishment you deserve from God.' After Friday's verdict, Stay looked her family's killer in the eye. "You've been in control long enough and now your game is up. You're not in control anymore. You've lost and this is it for you," Stay said from the witness stand. "I'm going to continue to move my life with happiness, and I'm going to move forward, and I'm going to forget about this and I'm going to forget about you." "Are you going to feel remorse one day?" she asked. "I don't know and I want to tell you I don't care anymore." "God will be there for you when you need him and that time is going to come quickly for you, whether you like it or not," Stay said, walking to her seat, passing the jury box. She smiled at the juror and offered a whispered, "Thank you." The date of Haskell's execution will be set at a later time." ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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