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woebedamned
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:52 am |
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Police arrest 15-year-old in Albany girl's shooting death
ALBANY, N.Y. - Albany police say a 15-year-old boy is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 10-year-old girl who was shot on a city street.
Jermayne Timmons was charged Tuesday evening in the death of Kathina Thomas, who was struck in the shoulder by a stray bullet while playing outside her home on May 29.
Albany City Court Judge William Carter sent Timmons to a detention center without bail. The Albany High School student was charged as a juvenile offender and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison if convicted.
According to a police statement, Timmons was identified as a suspect through a nearly two-week investigation.
Hundreds of mourners attended Kathina's funeral Monday. She was buried Tuesday morning.
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| CherokeeKid
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:14 pm |
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| Quote: | | The Albany High School student was charged as a juvenile offender and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison if convicted. |
Tough sentence for a 15-year old.
What was his motive? Or was it accidentally that he shot the girl while he was playing with a gun?
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| woebedamned
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:45 pm |
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| CherokeeKid wrote: | | Quote: | | The Albany High School student was charged as a juvenile offender and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison if convicted. |
Tough sentence for a 15-year old.
What was his motive? Or was it accidentally that he shot the girl while he was playing with a gun? |
Actually, this 15 year-old is getting off rather easily. Children over the age of 14 are most often tried as adults, and face LWOP for such crimes. 10 - 13 year-olds can be charged with murder, but have a chance at parole.
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| CherokeeKid
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:13 pm |
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| woebedamned wrote: |
Actually, this 15 year-old is getting off rather easily. Children over the age of 14 are most often tried as adults, and face LWOP for such crimes. 10 - 13 year-olds can be charged with murder, but have a chance at parole. |
Thanks, Woe.
Is that in most of the States in the US? As I have read Texas is tough and wondered how a similar crime is handled in other States.
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| woebedamned
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:33 pm |
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| CherokeeKid wrote: |
Thanks, Woe.
Is that in most of the States in the US? As I have read Texas is tough and wondered how a similar crime is handled in other States. |
Many states have such laws now. Florida is mandatory LWOP for anyone convicted of 1st degree murder. I think the youngest so far was 12 years old at the time of the crime.
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