Casey White charged with murder

[canadyjd]

Casey White, the inmate that escaped jail with the help of jailer Vicki White (no relation) has been charged with murder in the death of his accomplice.

It was widely reported that Vicky White committed suicide after a police chase in which her vehicle crashed. No new facts were reported.

So, is this a case of “murder” that is charged because a death occurs while committing a felony?

Casey White is already serving a 75 year sentence. Unless he manages to escape again, he will die in prison already.

Is this a waste of money to pursue these charges? Should the death penalty apply?

peace to you

 

[HeirofSalvation]

It's rarely a waste to prosecute. If, for some reason Casey beats any given charges on appeal, or, at least has a mistrial declared etc. (they often do years after the events in question) then there's no good reason to assume Casey will stay in prison for any particular length of time. An example of how the feds deal with something like that would be this:
A judge could hand out a "life sentence" for any number of charges. In case any number of individual charges is finally beaten the judge instead loads up a series of 25 and 15 year sentences on numerous felonies so a criminal would have to beat 10 different cases to actually get out of prison.
There are innumerable inmates with literally 250-300 years and no actual "life" sentence even though they could have simply gotten "life".

So, assuming there's merit to charge Casey with a murder....it's not necessarily a waste because Casey might very well get out at some point otherwise.

 

[canadyjd]

It's rarely a waste to prosecute. If, for some reason Casey beats any given charges on appeal, or, at least has a mistrial declared etc. (they often do years after the events in question) then there's no good reason to assume Casey will stay in prison for any particular length of time. An example of how the feds deal with something like that would be this:
A judge could hand out a "life sentence" for any number of charges. In case any number of individual charges is finally beaten the judge instead loads up a series of 25 and 15 year sentences on numerous felonies so a criminal would have to beat 10 different cases to actually get out of prison.
There are innumerable inmates with literally 250-300 years and no actual "life" sentence even though they could have simply gotten "life".

So, assuming there's merit to charge Casey with a murder....it's not necessarily a waste because Casey might very well get out at some point otherwise.

Thanks for the comment

peace to you

 

[Van]

Casey White, the inmate that escaped jail with the help of jailer Vicki White (no relation) has been charged with murder in the death of his accomplice.

It was widely reported that Vicky White committed suicide after a police chase in which her vehicle crashed. No new facts were reported.

So, is this a case of “murder” that is charged because a death occurs while committing a felony?

Casey White is already serving a 75 year sentence. Unless he manages to escape again, he will die in prison already.

Is this a waste of money to pursue these charges? Should the death penalty apply?

peace to you

I do not think the "Felony Murder" law is biblical. But this is a minority view, as many states have passed that law.

The unanswered question: Is Mr. White serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole?

 

[canadyjd]

I do not think the "Felony Murder" law is biblical. But this is a minority view, as many states have passed that law.

The unanswered question is has Mr. White serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole?

His current sentence is 75 years. Even if he only serve 50 years of that, that puts him well beyond average life expectancy.

peace to you

 

[Van]

His current sentence is 75 years. Even if he only serve 50 years of that, that puts him well beyond average life expectancy.

peace to you

You did not address or answer the question, is Mr. White serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole?

 

[canadyjd]

You did not address or answer the question, is Mr. White serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole?

No, I don’t think so. The last info I read was that he is currently serving a 75 year sentence. He’s in his 40’s, I think, so it is essentially a life sentence.

Should someone be charged with murder if his accomplice commits suicide rather than be arrested? Is that justice?

peace to you

 

[Van]

No, I don’t think so. The last info I read was that he is currently serving a 75 year sentence. He’s in his 40’s, I think, so it is essentially a life sentence.

Should someone be charged with murder if his accomplice commits suicide rather than be arrested? Is that justice?

peace to you

In California, the Courts and Liberal Government released due to "overcrowding" many serving sentences much longer.

 

[canadyjd]

In California, the Courts and Liberal Government released due to "overcrowding" many serving sentences much longer.

Well, the people of California voted these folks into office, so they get the policies they voted for. I guess we will see what works best.

peace to you

 

[Squire Robertsson]

Well, the people of California voted these folks into office, so they get the policies they voted for. I guess we will see what works best.

peace to you

I've never voted for the goniffs.

 

[canadyjd]

I've never voted for the goniffs.

Ok, I stand corrected.

The majority of Californias that voted in elections, have voted these folks into office and get the policies they voted for.

Everyone one else in California gets to complain about the consequences.

peace to you

 

[HeirofSalvation]

Should someone be charged with murder if his accomplice commits suicide rather than be arrested? Is that justice?
peace to you

IMO, no.
And I think I would agree with Van on this as well.
If her death is still regarded as suicide, then her death is for all practical purposes, not really on his hands. In many ways, she is the most guilty party in this whole ugly scenario.
He was simply doing what felons in his situation do; she knew that. She betrayed the public trust on a deeply offensive level. Her death is on her hands, plain and simple.