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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 927080" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Slick, this is how I understand our system works in Georgia. With the exception of capital offences, a jury has no say in the sentencing. All they can say is either guilty or innocent then its up to the judge to sentence based on federal guidelines. The exception, is capital cases. These are two tiered deals. Guilty in first hearing leads to sentencing in the second hearing and then the other stuff can come out to the jury. Light sentencing is the norm up till their fourth offence and after the judge can give the maximum. Unless of course, you kill a police officer, a fireman or someone like that cause their lives are somehow more valuable than the average taxpayer in the eyes of our system. I disagree with this. Just look at John Hinkley. He shot and wounded Reagan in 1981 so he's been sitting in a cell for 31 years and he didn't even kill anyone. In Georgia, you could kill someone and be walking the street in shorter time than that. Just doesn't make sense to me. And BTW - I see no difference in attempting to murder and murdering someone. Sentence should be the same. JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 927080, member: 4362"] Slick, this is how I understand our system works in Georgia. With the exception of capital offences, a jury has no say in the sentencing. All they can say is either guilty or innocent then its up to the judge to sentence based on federal guidelines. The exception, is capital cases. These are two tiered deals. Guilty in first hearing leads to sentencing in the second hearing and then the other stuff can come out to the jury. Light sentencing is the norm up till their fourth offence and after the judge can give the maximum. Unless of course, you kill a police officer, a fireman or someone like that cause their lives are somehow more valuable than the average taxpayer in the eyes of our system. I disagree with this. Just look at John Hinkley. He shot and wounded Reagan in 1981 so he's been sitting in a cell for 31 years and he didn't even kill anyone. In Georgia, you could kill someone and be walking the street in shorter time than that. Just doesn't make sense to me. And BTW - I see no difference in attempting to murder and murdering someone. Sentence should be the same. JMO [/QUOTE]
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