<p>jonri, </p>
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<li><p>I hope the jury wasnt “results oriented” and convicted on what they beleived huguely was guilty of.</p></li>
<li><p>The prosecution argued that the laptop was stolen after the death, was an afterthougth, and the death did not occur in the connection with the theft.</p></li>
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<p>In any event, I expect appeal.</p>
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I’m glad there will be no parole available, and of course his attorneys most certainly will appeal. My DH and I were speculating last night…if this was a UT or SMU girl in our home state of TX, what would the verdict/sentence have been?</p>
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<p>“Better not kill in Texas
Whatever you do
Better not kill in the Lone Star State
They just love to kill you.”</p>
<p>Jill Sobule</p>
<p>Looks like the right outcome to me. I don’t think they proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he had a prior intent to kill. I’m glad to see a romantic-partner murder treated with the seriousness it deserves. Too often, this is not the case.</p>
<p>This was in the Baltimore Sun this morning and talks about no one saying anything on Huguely’s behalf. </p>
<p>[George</a> Huguely V guilty, but questions remain - baltimoresun.com](<a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-huguely-marbella-answers-20120223,0,4094421.story]George”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-huguely-marbella-answers-20120223,0,4094421.story)</p>
<p>^^^Articles author, Jean Marabella, asking the same question we all have:
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<p>GREAT analogy.</p>
<p>I suspect that the defense was afraid that if the parents veered into a number of topics, the prosecution could ask question about prior events that the jury had not been told.</p>
<p>The poll with that Sun article indicates he is lucky to have gotten off with what he did. Nearly half said the penalty is not severe enough. Very few thought it too severe.</p>
<p>Correct me if I am wrong, but I don’t think the guy has been sentenced yet. The jury recommends a sentence but the judge imposes the sentence. Before the judge imposes the sentence both sides can present people to speak on behalf of the victim and the defendant. I suspect we will hear from the parents and the defendant at that time. I bet the judge will follow the jury’s recommendation.</p>
<p>The Sun readership has stronger feelings about this than many other areas. Yeardley was well known in the area and the anger is palpable. I know several girls who were either friends with her or her sister who still aren’t even able to talk about it at all.</p>
<p>The formal sentencing hearing is in April.</p>
<p>The sentencing by the judge is scheduled for some time in April. Suspect also that judge will follow jury’s recommendation.</p>
<p>The testimony regarding sentencing has already been heard and the jury made the recommendation. The judge does the formal sentencing, but generally uses the jury’s recommendation according to what I have read. It seems at though the judge may lighten the sentence, but not the other way around.</p>
<p>Formal sentencing will be held April 16.</p>
<p>What is the latest on his dad’s DUI, foreclosed million dollar mansion, and other financial problems, bankruptcy, etc? I thought I remembered reading something about it before Christmas, but haven’t seen anything since.</p>
<p>The drunk driving charge was mentioned in one of the recent updates, but no details were included.</p>
<p>[In</a> Assigning Guilt in the Huguely Murder Case, Consider the Sins of the Father?and Others - Capital Comment Blog (washingtonian.com)](<a href=“http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/22945.html]In”>http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/22945.html)</p>
<p>Interview with the forewoman of the jury.</p>
<p>[George</a> Huguely convicted of second-degree murder in Yeardley Love case: How the jury decided. - Slate Magazine](<a href=“http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/02/george_huguely_convicted_of_second_degree_murder_in_yeardley_love_case_how_the_jury_decided_.html]George”>George Huguely convicted of second-degree murder in Yeardley Love case: How the jury decided.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the link poetgl. I found two really interesting points in that article. One, there was a former UVA student on the jury. He spoke to the defense’s suggestion of George’s behavior that night being just normal college age drinking related actions including kicking in Yeardley’s door. This juror contradicted that assertion and because of his background must have really lent some insight into that defense argument and seemingly damaged it quite a bit. Seems the jury was quite put off by that “college boy” angle.</p>
<p>The other was the fact that the foreman and other jurors found it strange no one from Huguely’s family came forward to speak for him before the sentencing phase. As mentioned by some other earlier posters, the defense must have had its reasons to not put them up there, but I, too, found their absence to be really bizarre. Even if it did nothing to alter the sentencing, if George’s mother or another family member spoke, maybe it would have at least given the jury and the Love family a hint of remorse and compassion by his family.</p>