Monday, September 18, 2006

Nevada Death Penalty

RENO -- A wealthy Reno businessman won't face the death penalty if convicted of killing his estranged wife and shooting the judge who was handling their divorce, prosecutors said.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-13-Wed-2006/news/9617323.html

Prosecutors' decision was based on "prosecutorial discretion."

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5397995&nav=15MV

Death penalty hearing begins

Pascual Lozano was absent Tuesday as jurors began to weigh whether they should give him the death penalty for the 2002 murder of 9-year-old Genesis Gonzalez.



Mom's Comment: Darren Mack, white and wealthy is alleged to have murdered his wife (in front of the children?) and purposely goes and shoots a judge. No death penalty case.

Hispanic, alleged gang member, probably poor, kills a child by mistake. DEATH Penalty.


Pascual Lozano breathes a sigh of relief after a District Court jury sentenced him to life in prison with the possibility of parole Friday. Lozano was convicted on Monday of first- degree murder for the death of 9-year-old Genesis Gonzalez.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-16-Sat-2006/news/9687171.html

Mom's Comment: I wonder what the outcome of Mack's trial will be.

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