[proxy_user]

There is no point to pleading guilty unless they offer you a deal. They're not going to do that with this guy.

[Yeti]

He allegedly told detectives that he and Kara, both of whom were home-schooled,

Oh! Home-schooled, eh? That explaines it. Glad they pointed that out for me.

[Bigg Red]

The girl, who was not charged,...

&&
Why has she not been charged? Surely, she heard the shots he fired. Even if she did not know beforehand, she must have known after he killed her parents.

[wouldntbprudent]

I guess the defense is depending on the "poor little boy" defense or somehow feel they can suppress the voluminous evidence against him.

Or maybe his parents are in the mix and are insisting he plead not guilty, maybe as a way to save face for them.

I disagree with the posters who say there is no reason to plead guilty unless the accused is offered a deal. Pleading guilty when it is obvious you are guilty allows you to plead for mercy---i.e.,you accepted responsibility, have remorse and now ask for mercy. This is most likely to work in a case such as this one.

When the accused doesn't plead guilty and there is loads of evidence against him, this just ticks off the judge and jury. Why did I sit here for four weeks (or more) listening to this garbage? Is the accused not remorseful at all? Why didn't he just take responsibility for the crime he obviously committed? It certainly can reduce sympathy for a clearly guilty defendant.

Unless, of course, you are O.J.

[Tired of Taxes]

Ping to the Home Educators!

he and Kara, both of whom were home-schooled

When will we ever read an article that says, "the killer, who was public-schooled..."