CJA 354 Week 5 Team Assignment Sentencing Proposal

The victim OmaUpee, was brutally attackedand stabbed 13 times.  Skin particles from the defendant were found under her fingernails indicating that he was, in fact, the attacker andresponsible for Upee’s murder.  Excerpts from the defendant’s journal clearly show that he had planned out the attack and purchased rope, rags, and a sharp hunting knife to carry out the murder.  This evidence is overwhelming and indicates that the homicide was by Stu Dents.  Based on this evidence, we want to charge the defendant with first-degree murder.  Such a cold blooded and vicious attack should be chargedwith nothing less, in our opinion.  We are seeking the death penalty in this case and hope that the court agrees.  We do notsee any reason this man should be allowed to live among the members of society when he is such a threat to public safety.  Although Upee had a questionable past and perhaps even allowed the defendant to enter the home, no one deserves the punishment that was evident in this case.  We see the death penalty as the most effective way to obtain justice under these circumstances