Welcome To Orleans Parish

Maybe I shouldn't say this as a new defense attorney who was once a former prosecutor. But I honestly think once a prosecutor, always a prosecutor. Our parish recently had a murder trial wherein the defendant was accused and found guilty of raping and killing his 16 year-old daughter. The jury however found it fitting to sentence this asshole to a life sentence instead of the death penalty. I had this case when I was a prosecutor, so I have a soft spot for the victim. She didn't deserve this, and his ass certainly doesn't deserve the sentence he received. This child didn't have a chance since birth. Her destiny was already determined. In her short 16 years of living, she endured more than what most people could even bare. I'm so upset with the jury to the point that I wanna slap the hell out of them. If this crime didn't dictate the death penalty, then tell me, what has to happen in Orleans Parish for a jury to say death is sufficient.

What's more disturbing is the fact that for first degree murder cases, a jury has to be death qualified. Meaning, everyone is individually asked if they can vote death. If you can't vote death, then be honest about that shit!!! This bastard should have been sentenced to death....case closed...