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Another high-profile murder case ends in a plea deal to avoid the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this AP article, one man "accused in the killing of a student body president at University of North Carolina's flagship campus pleaded guilty to federal crimes Monday, avoiding a death penalty case prosecutors were pursuing."  Here are more details: Demario Atwater pleaded guilty to several charges, including carjacking resulting in death and kidnapping. Prosecutors agreed to drop their plan to pursue the death penalty and Atwater agreed that he will face a life sentence. Eve Carson, 22, of Athens, Ga., was found shot to death in the middle of a Chapel Hill street in March 2008. She had been shot five times, including once in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun. "While we deplore the evil and negligence that led to Eve's death, we agree with the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).