Two murders. Two child victims. Two different sets of charges. The approach by the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office to killings that occurred a day apart in May have drawn attention to the discretion prosecutors exercise in determining whether or not to bring capital murder charges.
. A 14-year-old girl visiting from Texas, Ciara Jackson, died from a gunshot wound.
“It’s pretty randomly used by the DA’s office. … It doesn’t seem to make any rhyme or reason or any sense,” he told FOX10 News. “And a lot of times, they will overcharge a case, charge you with capital murder, with the idea that you will plead guilty to a lesser-included offense.”capital if one of 20 aggravating factors apply. Jackson’s death qualifies because she died in a vehicle. But Morrissette’s death could apply in wo ways.
“We do another roundtable discussion to determine whether or not we seek the death penalty, because you don’t want to seek the death penalty lightly in any case,” she said. “And it is very important that we have a team of expert prosecutors that evaluate and determine whether or not we seek the death penalty.”
“We’re re-victimizing them at that point, and I don’t want to do that to victims,” she said. “My job is to protect victims, to help victims and to do the best thing we can possibly do.”
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