Hans Reiser Gets Sentence of 15-To-Life

mallumax writes "Hans Reiser was today handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life for murdering his wife. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty and led police to his wife's body. His jury trial concluded in April with Reiser's first-degree murder conviction. That carries a 25-to-life term, but the authorities, in a backroom deal, later offered him 15-to-life if he produced his wife's body and waived any rights to appeal his conviction." Several other readers contributed coverage at SFGate.

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ffs cant we lock up the real criminals

[Anonymous Coward]

ffs cant we lock up the real criminals??

Re:Try to be objective, everybody.

[afabbro]

By my calculations, it ceases to be "reasonable doubt" and veers off into "complete mathematical certainty" when they use phrases like "Reiser's chilling confession," and "led authorities to [the body]".

I've always thought that if you allocute, we should electrocute...

(Spare me the stories of innocents released even though they confessed. My rule would also improve the gene pool. If you're dumb enough to confess to a murder...)