June 09, 2007

ID: ''There are no winners in this''

Two eastern Idaho defendants found guilty for two separate deaths, from the Idaho State Journal:

Adamcik Guilty of Murder

At 7:10 p.m. Friday, Torey Adamcik's attorney, Bron Rammell, leaned over, looked at the defendant's family and quietly advised them to prepare for the worst. The teen murderer's older sister began to cry, and his mother, Shannon, started to shake and leaned forward in her seat. The two hugged with tears streaming down their cheeks.

Before Sixth District Judge Peter D. McDermott read the verdict, he briefly told those in the courtroom to control themselves during the culminating moment of nearly nine months of investigative and legal work since 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart's Sept. 22 murder.

"I know this is emotional, but let's try not to have any expressions," McDermott said, asking those in the courtroom to remain calm during the reading of the verdict, handed down after about seven hours of deliberation. McDermott then read the verdicts. Murder in the first degree: "Guilty." Conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree: "Guilty..."


Woman Guilty of Manslaughter

A local jury found an Idaho Falls woman guilty Friday afternoon of involuntary manslaughter for causing the death of her 4-year-old son last year. Prosecutors said Savannah Berrey, 24, passed out after smoking a marijuana pipe, which then ignited a fire in their Idaho Falls rental home on L Street. Berrey's son, Eric Brady, died on his bed in the next room. Sentencing is scheduled for July 17. Berrey could face a maximum 15 years in prison...

1 Comment:

rothmatisseko said...

"I know this is emotional, but let's try not to have any expressions."

Wow - that's cold.