It is what it is but...



INTRODUCTION

It is no secret that the United States has thousands of innocent people incarcerated who have been denied

justice; others may be guilty but their sentence is out of proportion to their part in the crime and they have just as much right to fight for their freedom as the innocent.

We may not agree with Florida law but...

it is what it is!

In 2010 Jennifer Mee, then aged 19, set up a date with a young man she contacted on facebook. He

was under the impression that he was going on a date but Jennifer's motive was robbery. They agreed

to meet at a certain place and it was at this location that Jennifer and her two male friends mugged the victim, a mugging which ended up fatally when the victim was shot.

There is no doubt that none of the trio ever intended to kill the victim but that the one who pulled the trigger

got carried away with the moment.

Under Florida law, all participants of a fatal robbery are as equally guilty of murder as the one who pulled

the trigger.

Jennifer's lawyer decided to defend the case for reasons unknown. It is understood that Jennifer was offered

a plea bargain but it is not known what the details of this was.

She was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

Jennifer's lawyer took the case to court again in 2013 to appeal on the basis that the one who pulled the

trigger was acting independently.

My own thoughts about this is that Jennifer is guilty of murder according to Florida law. This means that

even if Jennifer's accomplice was acting independently, it does not change the fact that she is guilty.

However, there are some questions which I would like the answer to; they are:

1 What determines whether murder is first degree, second degree, or third degree?

2 What justification is there for Jennifer's sentence of life without parole?

3 Is Jennifer a risk to society if she was released?

Jennifer is responsible for the death of a young man but did not kill him or ever intended to kill him.

It certainly was not a premeditated murder. The robbery was premeditated though.

Is there justification for Jennifer's sentence? 

Who can explain that to me? 

In New Zealand, only one person has ever been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of

parole and that was the man who carried out the Christchurch (NZ) mosque shootings on March 15, 2019.

It means that those who are sentenced to murder are released at some stage.

There is only two cases in New Zealand when someone has served time of imprisonment for murder, been

released them committed another murder.

On that basis there is very little chance of Jennifer committing a similar crime if she were to be released,

especially since she has good family support.

ABOUT THIS ARTICLE

Bob Stewart has been campaigning for Jennifer Mee since late 2018 when he watched a TV program hosted by British broadcaster Piers Morgan featuring Jennifer Mee. Read his other articles on Jennifer's case on www.freejennifer.wordpress.com



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