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Posted on 10/26/2011 9:33:02 PM PDT by TheDon
A convicted killer raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips Wednesday when an Orange County jury announced that he should receive the death penalty for gunning down the manager of a Tustin Home Depot during a botched robbery in 2007.
A jury of six men and six women deliberated for five hours before deciding that death was the appropriate penalty for Jason Russell Richardson, 40, convicted last year of first-degree murder plus special circumstances for the shooting death of Tom Egan, who was trying to protect his employees when he was shot in the stomach Feb. 9, 2007.
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Convicted murdereds i California actually prefer to receive the death penalty. They know it’s likely they won’t ever be executed, but they receive special treatment..bigger cells, better food, in more modern prisons, better facilities, and a whole lot of access to lawyers, support groups..
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