candycorn
Diamond Member
From what I heard on a Slate podcast, Chauvain is looking at no more than 40 years in jail. If he gets the maximum. Which he won't. Its 40 years for Murder 2; 25 for Murder 3, and 10 for Manslaughter.
The Media really should be informing the public of this in advance. So when the sentence is handed down (if there is one) there won't be all of this uninformed outrage. Knuckleheads are still going to riot as if they were personally injured by the verdict--regardless of what it is. But perhaps some on the borderline of taking part in civil unrest will be less outraged if they are informed of the sentencing limitations facing the jury.
I still hold that there will be a hung jury at least for the first trial.
The Media really should be informing the public of this in advance. So when the sentence is handed down (if there is one) there won't be all of this uninformed outrage. Knuckleheads are still going to riot as if they were personally injured by the verdict--regardless of what it is. But perhaps some on the borderline of taking part in civil unrest will be less outraged if they are informed of the sentencing limitations facing the jury.
I still hold that there will be a hung jury at least for the first trial.