On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:22:47 -0400, GuessWho
wrote:


http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/au...artner=popular

KNOXVILLE - The families of a young Knox County couple tortured and
killed in January 2007 tonight sharply criticized a jury's decision to
spare defendant Letalvis Cobbins the death penalty.

"I think the jury has let us down," said Mary Newsom, mother of murder
victim Chris Newsom. "I think they've let Channon and Chris down. We
were hoping for the death penalty."

After deliberating a little more than two hours, the jury delivered
its verdict about 6:50 p.m. in Judge Richard Baumgartner's courtroom.

The judge polled each juror to ensure they were unanimous in their
decision.

The jury convicted Cobbins on Tuesday after a six-day trial and
roughly nine hours of deliberations.

Prosecutors say Davidson, 28, was the ringleader in the torture
slayings.

Newsom was raped both by at least one person and an object. He was
shot three times, and his body set afire.

Christian was repeatedly raped by more than one suspect, including
Cobbins, kicked and beaten in her vaginal area, hog-tied and stuffed
inside a trash can to die, according to testimony.




They are not human. They are animals. Humans could not have done
what they did and it is a pure hate crime. Where are the people like
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton when something like this happens.
These murderers are disgusting and anything short of the death penalty
is an easy sentence and should not even be considered.




Probably a lot of groids on the jury.

ted

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