There was never a strong case for intentional or depraved murder, he said.
My speculation is that the prosecution felt it had a strong case of intentional murder.
The jury had acquitted him of a second charge, intentional murder.
Such a statement would bolster a charge of intentional murder.
If an unborn child was killed, while considered intentional murder, the maximum punishment is 1-3 years in prison.
"It's either a crime of passion or it was an intentional murder."
He had been acquitted of intentional murder at his first trial, in November 1996.
If a jury convicts them of intentional murder, they could face the death penalty.
If convicted of intentional murder, they could face the death penalty.
At first it was only victims of intentional murder whose killers were still alive and had never been charged or tried.