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ID: sounds like Duncan's a volunteer

By Skelly

In several recent posts on the Spokesman-Review's "Eye on Boise" blog, reporter Betsy Russell has foreshadowed where admitted murderer Joseph Duncan is heading with his request to represent himself in his federal death penalty phase:A glimpse into Duncan's 'ideology'(D)efense attorneys made a passing reference to ?his decision to decline to put on any mitigating evidence.? This decision, not yet detailed in any publicly released court documents beyond this reference, may provide a clue to what Duncan was talking about...Earlier, when he pleaded guilty to all counts on Dec. 3, 2007, Duncan told the court that he accepts responsibility for his crimes, which include murder, kidnapping and child molesting. ?I will continue to accept that responsibility to the death, if necessary,? he said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arbitrary and Capricious on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).