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Originally Posted by StickyGreen
Well O.J. got 0 months for murder... so it just goes to show you how our legal system really works...
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Actually he spent 16 months in jail while on trial.
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Originally Posted by StuBradley
Well if the guy doesn't confess and tell authorities where the body is the prosecutor has very little chance at a conviction and he/she knows that. Most if not all physical evidence and witnesses are going to be long gone by now. At least this way there is some closure for the rest of the family. If they take him to trial and lose (most likely outcome) there will still be lingering doubt and he will walk anyhow.
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Yeah the thing is he told them where the body was and they looked and never found it. In most places when you reneg on your part of a plea deal it usually gets thrown out.