Comment on Accused killer of US insurance CEO pleads not guilty to 'terrorist' murder
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoThe point in this one is to convince a jury that he’s not guilty of the exact charges. His lawyers will surely go the “not terrorism” route, but unfortunately he has other charges. I think the legal term is “stacking”?
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Yep, they’re hitting him with media-generating charges like first degree murder and terrorism, but probably can only make the second degree murder actually stick. That way they can drop the worst charges and still hit him with second degree.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In NY state they must charge terrorism to get first-degree murder. Unless the victim is a cop or judge, then proceed.
It’s not a media thing, it’s what state law allows. Let’s talk about how fucked up that is instead.