White supremacist convicted of Charlottesville killing asked the judge to reconsider a life sentence

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because of his young age.
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Lawyers for white supremacist Alex Fields Jr. argued in a new sentencing memo that the court should reconsider assigning a life sentence because of his age and history of mental illness.

The 22-year-old previously pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes after he plowed his car into protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia two years ago, killing one and injuring dozens.

Fields is set to be sentenced June 28, but his lawyers wrote that the "court should find that retribution has limits" and reconsider the life sentence prosecutors have been pushing for.

The Guardian reports that the defense attorneys wrote that a sentence shorter than life would be an "expression of mercy" and a "conviction that no individual is wholly defined by their worst moments."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/white-supremacist-convicted-of-charlottesville-rally-killing-asked-the-judge-to-reconsider-a-life-sentence-because-of-his-young-age/ar-AADj5uq

Heather Heyer was young too. How much mercy was she shown?

[shenmue]

1. Um, that's exactly the point, we should define people by their worst deeds

It wasn't a 'moment.' It was 'that time he ran over a woman and she died.'

[csziggy]

3. And that he rammed a car into a group of people

Heather was the one who died, but a number of other people were badly injured. And this asshole did it because he resented their right to speak against what he believed in - and probably still believes in.

Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old woman, was fatally injured in the attack, and died at the University of Virginia Medical Center.[27][31] Initially, nineteen injuries were reported, as twenty patients were taken at the University of Virginia Medical Center.[22][27] In the evening, five people were in critical condition and fourteen others were being treated for lesser injuries.[26] Nine people had been discharged and ten remained hospitalized in good condition the next day.[32][33] Testimony at the preliminary hearing in December 2017 revealed that a total of 35 people were injured.[22]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack#Immediate_aftermath

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On June 27, 2018, as reported by the DOJ's Office of Public Affairs, a W.D. Va. federal grand jury charged Fields under two hate crime statutes with multiple federal hate crimes:[13][38][50]

one count of a hate crime act resulting in the death of Heather Heyer (18 U.S.C. § 249);
28 counts of hate crime acts causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill (18 U.S.C. § 249); and
one count of racially motivated violent interference with a federally protected activity (18 U.S.C. § 245(b)(2)), resulting in the death of Heather Heyer, for driving his car into a crowd of protestors on a downtown street in Charlottesville, Virginia.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack#Hate_crime_charges

He attempted severe bodily harm on dozens and succeeded in killing one. He should stay in prison for the rest of his life.

[Pachamama]

5. Correction: It was "that time he INTENTIONALLY ran over a woman and she died" moment

[Iggo]

2. Bye-bye, Nazi.

:middlefinger:

[backscatter712]

4. He's getting off light with a life sentence.

I would have given him much worse...

[Stargazer09]

6. If you can't do the prison time

Don’t do the crime. It’s that simple.

There’s no excuse for trying to kill a bunch of people. He’s basically saying that since only one lesser mortal (in his eyes) died, he shouldn’t have to spend the rest of his life in prison.

I hope he gets the maximum sentence possible.

[Vinca]

7. His poor victim won't have the opportunity of a life sentence or anything else having to do with

life. He's lucky his life was spared. Sorry, pal. You made your bed.

[struggle4progress]

8. "I pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, and now I can ask for mercy"

[cwydro]

9. And some candidates want these scum to be able to vote in prison.

No thanks.

[ooky]

10. Judge should answer about reconsidering life sentence. Sure, if

we put the death penalty back on the table as one of the options being considered.

Asshole.