Comments on: NYPD Killer Gets Life – Plus 55 Years

By: matzahlocaol101

matzahlocaol101 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:08:44 +0000

#1,
In many cases, a man is sentenced to multiple life sentences. In case any one of these are later overturned, he still remains in jail for the remaining three sentences. The trials are carried out as early as possible because in the event he only received one life sentence and it was overturned 20 years later, looking for witnesses, policemen involved, and evidence would be very problematic and he woulf be out on the street until trial. With three life sentences plus 180 years, that’s not going to happen.

#2
Life in prison without parole means life. While in a standard life “life” sentence, the inmate can apply for parole after a minimum of 25 years claiming he is reformed, in life without parole, reserved for the most egregious offenders, there is no such option. Likewise, an offender may plea bargain for life without parole rather than risk trial with the possibility of a death sentence.
#3
Can you explain Why do people have guns when their are serious anti “handgun” laws on the books? The general reason that private people have unregistered handguns is to commit crime. When if fact that gun is used (brandished) in the commision of a crime, i.e., threatening someone during a robbery, there is an assault charge, there is a robbery charge, there is a possession charge, and there is the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony charge. No kum lai bidiraba minai here.
#5
Not nice, very funny, but not nice.
#6,
Amen

By: slammer47

slammer47 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:29:16 +0000

He should rot in the “slammer”

By: rabbi108300

rabbi108300 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:45:35 +0000

#3 yes brains

By: anav

anav — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:40:05 +0000

Life in prison = 25 yrs in prison .

By: ironic

ironic — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:55:05 +0000

Can someone explain this; A guy gets 15 years jail time for gun possession?? Am I missing something in this case?

By: WolfishMusings

WolfishMusings — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:53:29 +0000

Because in New York, a life sentence does not necessarily mean “until death”.

See here:

http://law.justia.com/newyork/codes/penal/pen070.08_70.08.html

The Wolf

By: AL2

AL2 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:40:00 +0000

can someone please explain what life in prison + 55 years means? If someone is in jail for life then where does the 55 years come to play?