What ever happened to the requirement for pre-meditation for capital punishment?
Yes, he did a terrible murder, but he was borderline mentally retarded, and high on drugs at the time. Facts indicating that he tried to cover up the crime do not change those facts, nor the main point that there was no pre-meditation.
According to an email I received from the governor’s office some 50,000 people called, emailed, and faxed him to change his mind. The Chief rabbi of Israel and (l’havdil) the pope asked him to change his mind.
Martin’s death will undoubtedly be m’chaper for his crime.
What will be m’chaper for the governor’s crime?