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deirdreWell, that was fast. Story here. Jury deliberated two hours.
"We're not trying to justify it. (Ciancio's) death is a tragedy but it is not first-degree murder," said Sarah Quinn, one of Fowler's two defense attorneys. "(Fowler's) only plan was to take his own life. No intent. No deliberation. It was just a tragic reaction by Mr. Fowler."
If you're going to commit suicide and not pay severance to a former employee, you can go to your favorite place (like maybe the Rockies so you don't endanger a whole bunch of other people) and just off yourself rather than take a gun to the office when you've got an appointment with the person asking for a check and killing them instead.
Not that any of this makes any rational sense anyway but I had to vent.
"We're not trying to justify it. (Ciancio's) death is a tragedy but it is not first-degree murder," said Sarah Quinn, one of Fowler's two defense attorneys. "(Fowler's) only plan was to take his own life. No intent. No deliberation. It was just a tragic reaction by Mr. Fowler."
If you're going to commit suicide and not pay severance to a former employee, you can go to your favorite place (like maybe the Rockies so you don't endanger a whole bunch of other people) and just off yourself rather than take a gun to the office when you've got an appointment with the person asking for a check and killing them instead.
Not that any of this makes any rational sense anyway but I had to vent.