who do people that do what look like minor crimes have death sentences or life long term sentences in jail?

Question

for ex. a guy got a life long sentence for robbery but didn't kill anyone,

another guy who actually did kill someone got the same term.

Answer 1

It is weird how that works but alot of times the sentencing just does not take into account the crime.
There are mitigating circumstances that come into play. By that I mean that there are other factors one might (or in some cases, MUST) consider. For instance, if two people commit a murder but one is 15 and the other is 35, it might make sense (TO THE LAW) that the 15 year old could be rehabbed and not given a life sentence. Other factors that are taken into consideration might be the previous records of the people convicted. If for example, a woman shoots her husband after years of documented domestic abuse, she might get probation as the abuse she suffered might be considered to be a mitigating factor in her crime. The victim is still just as dead but she is probably not a huge threat to society as her 'problem is gone'. On the other hand a guy walks into a gas station and robs the place and shoots the owner might get 35 years after the judge learns that this is 4th robbery and he has a host of other crimes that he commited starting after he learned to crawl.
in both of the aforementioned instances, both victims are quite dead...
In the question that you posed, lets say that the guy who committed the robbery had a history of robbing places, stealing cars etc. but the guy who killed the person shot a drug dealer who he had previously be feuding with.
At the sentencing hearing for the robbery, the little old lady that was in the store gets on the stand with the aid of a cane and tells everyone of the horrors that she has faced since the robbery. In the sentencing hearing of the killers, the shooter's minister comes to testify to what a great guy he was prior to his drug use, the guy who died and a lengthy rap sheet, etc.
you get the picture
NOT saying that the law is perfect but just that often times there are reasons for the apparent discrepencies

Answer 2

You have to look at the charge in the way the prosecutor is trying to prosecute it, and also at the defendants criminal history.

You don't get a life sentence for just robbery. There are certain other things that can be involved that can change the sentence for the person. If uses a weapon and injures someone can bring it up to aggravated robber instead of just robbery. There are so many things in the book that can enhance the charge up the ladder of felonies.

The other thing to look at is if the person is a repeat offender. A few people have remarked about the "three strikes" program that some states do have. In my personal opinion, I think after the second they should be out.

Check your states penal code for all the elements and statutes regarding the crimes and how they can be punished.

Answer 3

Bad news - you get what you pay for.

Meaning a lawyer, OJ got off but it cost him a fortune.
Poor people get the shaft, Some Judge are harsher then other
and some people are more guilty then others. For each crime there is a very detailed story that has to be heard. I have sat on Jury duty a few times and I will tell you the story never really gets told, except what the lawyers allow.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Better question yet would be: How could we execute someone without physical evidence or an eye wittiness? It was all on circumstantial evidence. Look at all of the people that have been released due to new found DNA evidence. That is very scary. To me nothing in this world could be more personally devastating than going to jail for a crime you did not comment. Your scenario and mine both are an example of how flawed our judicial system truly is.

Answer 6

at least in the US, death penalty is only used in capital cases (murder). if someone has received a life sentence because of a relatively minor charge, it may be because the state has a 3-strikes policy

Answer 7

Many states have a 3 strikes law.
Three felony convictions will get you a life sentence.

Answer 8

Sounds like a 3 strike conviction.

Answer 9

because if you tell some one to move into a differnt room that is consdiderd kid napping and that carry a huge sentace and it denpend on what charges are filed and droped/ and the lury ect