Thursday, December 4, 2008
District Attorney to Seek Death Penalty Against Lester Street Killer
Posted by Bianca Phillips on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:00 AM
Dotson, one of the victim's brothers, was identified by one of the surviving children. Now district attorney Bill Gibbons is seeking the death penalty, which he calls "pretty extraordinary."
In a news release, Gibbons outlined the justification for seeking the death penalty under state law: 1) the murders were committed against victims under 12 years of age; 2) Dotson was previously convicted of second-degree murder in 1994; 3) Dotson created the risk of death to two or more people besides the murder victims; 4) the murders were heinous and involved torture or serious physical abuse; 5) the murders were committed for the purpose of avoiding a lawful arrest; 6) the murders were knowingly committed when the defendant; 7) the defendant committed mass murder. -- Bianca Phillips
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