Suspect in Jon Benet's murder arrested..

[Redmage]

are you sure? i heard if they release him after charging him with murder one..upon another arrest, they cannot charge him with the same again..and yes i know you are a retired NYPD lol..

MasterPaladin is correct. The Constitution says that a person can't be put on trial for the same specific offense - that is, the very same murder or robbery, for example. A "trial" is understood to be a legal proceeding that results in a verdict. If charges are dropped or dismissed, or if a trial ends in a mistrial, then the defendant can be charged again for the same crime.

The rule of thumb is, once a jury says guilty/not guilty, that's the end of it (except for appeals, of course). However if no verdict is ever rendered then the charges are legally undecided.

The main exception to this is if a judge dismisses a case "with prejudice." That means that the judge has found the prosecution's case to be so poor that he or she doesn't believe it should be granted another chance. Charges that are dismissed with prejudice cannot be re-filed.

 

[isabeau]

well now the idiot is on suicide watch...i mean he confessed...why is he now thinking of suicide?

 

[steph]

Again, attention-seeking behavior.
XOXO

well now the idiot is on suicide watch...i mean he confessed...why is he now thinking of suicide?

 

[Bugman]

This guy is a nut-case,plain and simple.He claimed to have something to do with the murder of Polly Klauss i think.

 

[isabeau]

welll the creep has been released...his DNA didn't match..but he sure better be charged with something..oops not released..extradited back to CA for unrelated charges..but he will not be charged in connection with the benet murder..heck i knew he didn't do that..

 

[kered]

I'm not normally given to outbursts but they should hang the sonofabitch on national tv just on general principles for the bullshit he's put that family through!!!!!!!!!!! Asshole!!!!!



I'm ok now.

 

[isabeau]

I'm not normally given to outbursts but they should hang the sonofabitch on national tv just on general principles for the bullshit he's put that family through!!!!!!!!!!! Asshole!!!!!



I'm ok now.

i'll drink to that...

 

[goddess_nemesis]

he'll be facing child pornography charges in California. but this guy needs to be a mental institution. clearly he doesn't have all of his marbles.

 

[maniactickler]

now hes no longer a suspect.

 

[venray]

Never thought he did it...John and/or Patsy did it,,,,eventually the truth will come out.... 😡

 

[steph]

Once again, I told ya so. Forensics is a MASSIVE interest of mine. for DNA to "match" it must comprise of 13 components. When this story first broke, I beleive the sample Karr provided met only 12 of the criteria~ergo, no match.
I still think the parents played a hand.

XOXO

 

[Redmage]

I'm not normally given to outbursts but they should hang the sonofabitch on national tv just on general principles for the bullshit he's put that family through

I hate to say it, but I'm not sure he's completely responsible for his actions there. He's obviously obsessed with Jon Benet Ramsey and with her murder. He seemed so calmly assured in his story - and still is even though DNA testing has shown it could not have been him - that I think he may well be delusional. I suspect that he sincerely believes he was involved with Jon Benet.

 

[WorkInProgress]

Yeah, to me, he doesn't sound like an evil creep at all; he sounds to me totally like a mentally ill person who needs help. I'm sure I'm missing some of the information, but in the case of the JonBenet case, he sounds delusional, not conniving.

 

[unit5610]

He should get charged with f*cking people's heads for saying he did it, if indeed he did not. That's all family and friends need. This guy is one sick puppy.

 

[RobAce]

I certainly hope they now make him pay for his flight back to the US in some form of restitution.
The man's oboviously sick, I hope he gets help.

Rob

 

[isabeau]

you can't help a pedophile...i still say he is a creep..also false confession should get him some sort of charge...and yea Redmage he knew lots about jon benet..probably by surfing the web constantly...and Robage, i agree..he should have to pay for that ticket...Venray.. hmm i am torn about the family being involved...although i knew from the beginning this guy had nothing to do with it..

 

[steph]

ESPECIALLY when we paid to fly him back from Thailand FIRST CLASS~talk about a snake on a plane!
XOXO

I certainly hope they now make him pay for his flight back to the US in some form of restitution.

Rob