Australian exchange student gunned down

[HairOfTheDog]

Glad he got as much time as he did.

Me too Six. At best, Jones will be eligible for parole when he's 56 years old.




Last year, James Edwards ^ (the youngest of the three defendants) had his charges reduced all the way down from first degree murder to accessory after the fact.

Edwards testified in preliminary hearings against both Jones and Luna in return for that deal.



^Chancey Luna is the one who pulled the trigger, according to the police investigation and the testimony of the other two defendants.

I'd hate to see Luna's defense try to point the finger at Edwards or Jones as the trigger man and confuse a jury -- that can be a successful strategy when there are multiple suspects/defendants.

But, I don't think prosecutors would allow Jones not to testify against Luna unless they've got Edwards firmly lined up to tell the jury unequivocally that Jones was the driver and Luna was the shooter.

Luna's trial begins April 13^th, if he doesn't plead out before then. He's lucky he was just short of 18 when he shot and killed Chris Lane. I think he'd be facing the death penalty if he was of age.