Re:Hans Reiser leads police to body, believed to be his wife
by martey on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @12:17AM
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He is getting a second-degree conviction instead of first-degree. From the article:
The maximum sentence Reiser could receive for second-degree murder is 15 years to life. Reiser had faced a term of 25 years to life under his first-degree murder conviction.
Considering his sentencing hearing is in a couple of days, I think it makes logical sense.
Re:Hans Reiser leads police to body, believed to be his wife
by ojbyrne on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @12:41AM
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Either I skipped right over those 2 paragraphs, or it wasn't there when I read the article. It says "Updated at 20:11 PDT" Either way my point has been invalidated.
The maximum sentence Reiser could receive for second-degree murder is 15 years to life. Reiser had faced a term of 25 years to life under his first-degree murder conviction.
Considering his sentencing hearing is in a couple of days, I think it makes logical sense.