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Why should a serial killer be offered a deal to avoid any real punishment for multiple murders?

By Douglas A. Berman

I find this local story from California, headlined "I-5 Strangler suspect Kibbe offered plea deal," quite troublesome: A prosecutor said Thursday that he would allow Roger Kibbe, accused of being the so-called I-5 Strangler, to plead guilty to six murders and serve life in prison rather than face the death penalty at trial.  San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Mayo said in court that he is preparing a plea deal he will give to the judge and the defense for 70-year-old Kibbe by the next court hearing, set for Aug. 17. "If we can reach an agreement, we will likely resolve this before trial," Mayo said. Kibbe stands accused in the rapes and murders of six women whose bodies were dumped along the Interstate 5 corridor between Sacramento and Modesto, including at least one in San Joaquin County...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 05, 2009 (boomark / email).