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Teh One Who Knocks
08-08-2017, 11:02 AM
By Fox 10 Phoenix


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The verdict is in: An Arizona woman was sentenced to death Monday in the killing of her 10-year-old cousin, who was locked in a trunk as punishment for stealing a popsicle.

Ame Deal's death was one of the most shocking murders in recent memory in Arizona. Sammantha Allen became the third woman sentenced to death in the state.

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The jury deliberated for more than a week before returning the verdict against Allen. The 29-year-old was convicted in June of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of her cousin in 2011.

"We the jury duly impaneled and sworn in the above entitled actions upon our oaths having considered all the facts and circumstances unanimously find that the defendant should be sentenced to death."

Allen put her head down and sobbed as the verdict was read.

Deal suffocated after being locked in a trunk as punishment in triple-digit heat.

"She didn't care what happened to this child. It was all about what was going to happen to her," stated a juror. "I was looking for something from her. That was her chance to plead for her life and it just felt short."

Another juror added, "I think the hardest thing for all of us was the victim and learning about what her life really entailed and the years of abuse that she suffered."

The jurors all agreed -- Allen did not seem to be sorry about her role in Ame's death.

Goofy
08-08-2017, 12:04 PM
Good riddance

RBP
08-08-2017, 12:11 PM
Hmmmm... death penalty for abuse resulting in accidental death? Not sure on this one.

Teh One Who Knocks
08-08-2017, 12:21 PM
Hmmmm... death penalty for abuse resulting in accidental death? Not sure on this one.

This sounds like what sealed her fate:


"She didn't care what happened to this child. It was all about what was going to happen to her," stated a juror. "I was looking for something from her. That was her chance to plead for her life and it just felt short."

If I had been on the jury and she had shown zero remorse, I probably would have voted for death as well. There must have been something because a death sentence MUST BE unanimous.

Hal-9000
08-08-2017, 03:20 PM
Six years to try the case?

And agreeing with RBP, even if there was malicious intent we don't see that sentence too often.

Hugh_Janus
08-08-2017, 09:23 PM
#ohwell

deebakes
08-09-2017, 02:11 AM
:excellent: