The lead prosecutor in the case, R. David Favata, said after Young embraced the plea bargain that, with trials of two co-defendants pending, he could not comment on how the prosecution came to offer the plea bargain.
However, he described the outcome as “a just result under the circumstances” and took issue with the families’ position that Hamilton’s sentence was much too light for killing two men.
“Thirty years in prison is not a mild sentence by any stretch of the imagination,” Favata said, noting that Hamilton was formally sentenced to 53 years -- albeit with 23 years suspended.
“We spent hours with the family discussing the plea and the reasons we decided it was the best course of action,” Favata said.
“We were aware that they were unhappy with it, and we made that known to the judge and the senior staff of the Department of Justice.”
Thirty years in prison isn't mild. But is it the appropriate sentence you'd like to see if your children were the ones who had been murdered?
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Hell no! I would want him out on bail. You can figure why.
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