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I came across this story as I read my local news. Thought I would share it and see what people think..
While the story does not give the full details, but enough for me to be a little shocked that this woman will be released after only 6 years in prison.. This again brings up the case of when should someone be tried as an adult? I am not sure there is a actual age but that each case should be looked at individually based off the severity of the crime and the responsiveness of the offender. In this case I think she should of been tried as an adult based off how she killed her mother and her reaction to this action....
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...r.html?sid=101
While the story does not give the full details, but enough for me to be a little shocked that this woman will be released after only 6 years in prison.. This again brings up the case of when should someone be tried as an adult? I am not sure there is a actual age but that each case should be looked at individually based off the severity of the crime and the responsiveness of the offender. In this case I think she should of been tried as an adult based off how she killed her mother and her reaction to this action....
And in a case full of legal wrangling that has dragged on nearly four years, Poling finally admitted in court yesterday that she killed her mother with a single shotgun blast in the back of her head as 38-year-old Michelle Murnahan played computer solitaire Aug. 31, 2006, in the family's Mount Victory home.
Detectives testified in court that Poling, an experienced hunter, had planned the killing. Poling and her mother had a rocky relationship, and the two had fought earlier in the day of the murder, Prosecutor Brad Bailey said.
He said that Poling was supposed to be at the local library performing court-ordered community service from a truancy/unruly case. Her mother checked on her and she wasn't there, so the two fought.
Then, Poling asked to go to a fair with friends that evening, Bailey said.
"And her mother said, 'No, you're not going to the fair,'" Bailey said.
In court, Poling showed no emotion and said nothing on her own behalf except to answer the judge's routine questions.
He said that Poling was supposed to be at the local library performing court-ordered community service from a truancy/unruly case. Her mother checked on her and she wasn't there, so the two fought.
Then, Poling asked to go to a fair with friends that evening, Bailey said.
"And her mother said, 'No, you're not going to the fair,'" Bailey said.
In court, Poling showed no emotion and said nothing on her own behalf except to answer the judge's routine questions.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...r.html?sid=101