How many years would Warren had gotten in prison?
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Robb Stark
King in the North
Well, considering that he went to Buffy's house with the intention of murdering her, and then proceeded to shoot and kill an innocent girl and shoot Buffy herself, there's not really a dispute about motive or anything like that.
He wouldn't have gotten any years in prison. He would have been sentenced to death for first degree murder. Under California law, that's a capital crime if I've ever seen one.
He wouldn't have gotten any years in prison. He would have been sentenced to death for first degree murder. Under California law, that's a capital crime if I've ever seen one.
Evil Angelus 95
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iShower4free
Scooby
Yeah, death penalty for one count of premeditated murder/ 1st degree murder and one count of 2nd degree murder.
white avenger
white avenger
Not a chance. He would have been recruited by the CIA to make sexbot assassins and provide totally discrete,,,recreation... for any top executives that might require it on a totally discreet basis.
crazysoulless
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Actually there would be 3 murder charges. It would be 2nd degree murder for killing his ex-girlfriend, attempted first degree murder for trying to kill Buffy and 1st degree murder for the killing of Tara.
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iShower4free
true dat
Ethan Reigns
Scooby
I think it would have been 2nd degree murder for Katrina, attempted murder and wounding for Buffy and manslaughter for Tara. Tara would not have been murder because he was not trying to kill her, nor was he even aware that he killed her until he was told by Rack that the witch was after him. Not sure about California law, but possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm within city limits may be other crimes.
Most states have a doctrine called Transferred Intent where in murder cases if you accidently kill a bystander while attempting to commit 1st degree murder your intent is transferred from intended victim (Buffy in this case) to the bystander that actually you did kill(Tara.)
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Robb Stark
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Well probably not, but the thread is about how much jail time Warren would get if he lived. I was just giving my opinion.
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[MENTION=12163]tec[/MENTION] I did wonder if a normal prison would be able to hold him or any of the Trio if they really wanted to get out. I'm imagining an Arkham type situation.
Aloverssoulz
Potential
I think he would have found a way to break out through magic or something within a week no matter how long he was sentenced 😛
crazysoulless
Scooby
There have been people that have raped, tortured, and murdered and only gotten a handful of years in prison.
Sometimes someone can get 20 years in prison for tax evasion or other white collar crimes while violent sadists are out on good behavior in 3-5 years.
It can depend on the judge, the jury, how good the lawyer is, how the criminal comes off to people, the testimony of the victims or witnesses or surviving loved ones, how much remorse they think the criminal feels, etc.
Sometimes someone can get 20 years in prison for tax evasion or other white collar crimes while violent sadists are out on good behavior in 3-5 years.
It can depend on the judge, the jury, how good the lawyer is, how the criminal comes off to people, the testimony of the victims or witnesses or surviving loved ones, how much remorse they think the criminal feels, etc.
ILLYRIAN
Druish Pervonian Wizard
Does it matter?
So, he would have been given the death penalty for what he did, but his defence team would have appealed on the grounds that ' a voice in his head told him to kill '. He was waiting for an appeal date when he got a visit from (dark) Willow.
So, he would have been given the death penalty for what he did, but his defence team would have appealed on the grounds that ' a voice in his head told him to kill '. He was waiting for an appeal date when he got a visit from (dark) Willow.