Murderer Gets Free Chicken, Pizza for Life
 |
James Joyner | Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
In exchange for pleading guilty to murder, Tremayne Durham gets life in prison and some junk food.
Durham agreed to plead guilty to murder — but only if he could get a break from jail food. The judge agreed and granted Durham a feast of KFC chicken, Popeye’s chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, carrot cake and ice cream. After Wednesday’s sentencing, Durham was to get the rest of the deal — calzones, lasagna, pizza and ice cream, his defense attorney confirmed. They will pay the tab.
[...]
Deputy District Attorney Josh Lamborn said Multnomah County Judge Eric Bergstrom made the right call in allowing the unusual plea agreement because it saved the expense of a trial and possible appeals.
It’s a mite peculiar but it’s hard to argue with the outcome.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
Follow James on FriendFeed | Twitter | Digg
- Murderer Gets Free Chicken, Pizza for Life
- Eat A Donut, Get Out of Jail Free
- Caption Contest Winners
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Court
- Judge Orders Reporter to Do Story or Go to Jail
- O.J. Simpson Going to Jail, 13 Years Too Late
- Ted Stevens Conviction Voided
- Bernie Madoff Gets 150 Years
- Larry Craig Not Resigning After All
- Obama DOJ Investigating Bush CIA
- OTB Latenight – r.e.m.
- Krugman on the Debt and Deficits
- A Question About Bonuses and Bailouts
- Republican Purity and Conservatism
- SNL Obama China Skit
- Journalistic Ethics and Illegally Acquired Documents
- National Debt Hysteria?
- Educating Illegal Immigrants
- Caption Contest
- Nathalie Blanchard Facebook Smile Leaves Her Depressed
"They will pay the tab."
For the food or the monster future medical bills?
...it saved the expense of a trial and possible appeals.
It would have been cheaper to just execute him.
Methinks the good Doctor was being a bit too cutesy in his choice of headline for this post. A more complete (but too-verbose and less-interesting) headline would be along the lines of "Murderer Gets Free Chicken, Pizza in Exchange for Guilty Plea and Life Sentence."
Why do I see lawsuits coming from this guy in the future?
Either the deal was made under duress... (I'd never have agreed to it without the Popeyes....) or when he gains enough weight to be an issue, it's all the government's fault....
Isn't there a part about getting his family a free trip to DisneyLand? Or is that reserved for the Appeals process?
The way I read this article, it doesn't look like he gets this food for life--just for a few meals.
The way I read this article, it doesn't look like he gets this food for life--just for a few meals.
Yeah, I was just making a glib pun, as Boyd suggested above.
While the decision might be a bit strange, the judge should be applauded for his flexibility. However, this is a poor sign of what human beings can be reduced to in our criminal justice system, begging for food that isn't horrible.
Comments are Closed
