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Title: Dad accused in 'honor killing' will not face death penalty
Post by: thundley4 on February 21, 2010, 08:43:16 PM

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A Glendale man accused of slaying his daughter in an "honor killing" will not face the death penalty.

After sparring with the suspect's defense attorney over its death penalty review process, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has said it will not seek death for Faleh Almaleki, 49.

The Iraqi immigrant is accused of slaying his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, for being "too Westernized."

Police say he used his Jeep Cherokee to run down his daughter and another woman in a Peoria parking lot Oct. 20. Noor Almaleki later died of her injuries.

Almaleki is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of leaving the scene of a serious accident. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The decision not to seek the death penalty comes after Almaleki's attorney, Billy Little, a public defender, asked a judge to take special precautions to ensure the County Attorney's Office wouldn't wrongly seek the death penalty because Almaleki is a Muslim.

AZCentral (http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/02/19/20100219honor-killing.html)

Premeditated first degree murder. WTF?

Title: Re: Dad accused in 'honor killing' will not face death penalty
Post by: Celtic Rose on February 21, 2010, 08:48:15 PM

Premeditated murder of his daughter, and his lawyer has the gall to imply that seeking the death penalty would be prejudicial  :bird:

Title: Re: Dad accused in 'honor killing' will not face death penalty
Post by: Eupher on February 21, 2010, 09:32:51 PM

And everybody's supposed to believe that the death penalty won't be sought due to the lack of at least one aggravating factor AND that there might be an appearance that a Christian is looking for a Muslim's head on a platter.

Of course, there wouldn't be ANY appearance of being politically correct, right?  Right??  Bueller?  BUELLER!?

Title: Re: Dad accused in 'honor killing' will not face death penalty
Post by: The Village Idiot on February 22, 2010, 12:08:43 AM

Quote from: Eupher on February 21, 2010, 09:32:51 PM

And everybody's supposed to believe that the death penalty won't be sought due to the lack of at least one aggravating factor AND that there might be an appearance that a Christian is looking for a Muslim's head on a platter.

Of course, there wouldn't be ANY appearance of being politically correct, right?  Right??  Bueller?  BUELLER!?

I think he said something to the affect of how would it look if Christians put a Muslim to death.... ggrrrrr