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Komisarjevsky Jurors Hear Two Sharply Different Views In Closing Arguments
The Hartford Courant— At one point during closing arguments in his triple-murder trial Tuesday, Joshua Komisarjevsky slowly rose to his feet to face the jury that will decide whether he lives or dies. He didn't speak and stood for a few seconds expressionless, dressed...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Trials, Assault, Death Penalty, Jennifer Hawke-Petit
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The 17 Charges Against Joshua Komisarjevsky
Joshua Komisarjevsky faces 17 charges in the Cheshire home invasion case, including six capital felony charges that carry the possibility of a death sentence. Conviction on one or more of the capital felony charges would move the case to a penalty phase....Tags: Trials, Crimes, Assault, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Komisarjevsky's Attorneys Seek To Curb State's Closing Argument
The Hartford CourantDefense attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky say prosecutors should not be able to argue in their closing statements Tuesday morning theories that run counter to arguments they made in last year's trial of Steven Hayes, Komisarjevsky's co-defendant. A 13-...Tags: Trials, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Death Penalty, Assault, Human Body
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Death Penalty Is A Fraud
On a summer night in 2007, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes broke into the home of Dr. William Petit Jr. The doctor was beaten and his wife was raped and strangled. His two daughters died in a fire started just before the accomplices escaped. Dr....Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Laws, Death Penalty, Government, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Komisarjevsky Verdict, Count-By-Count
The jury has found Joshua Komisarjevsky guilty of all 17 charges he faced in the Cheshire home invasion case. Six of the counts are capital felony charges that carry the possibility of a death sentence.
The case will now move to a penalty phase,...Tags: Trials, Assault, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Michaela Petit
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State's Death Penalty Is A Fraud
On a summer night in 2007, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes broke into the home of Dr. William Petit Jr. The doctor was beaten and his wife was raped and strangled. His two daughters died in a fire started just before the accomplices escaped. Dr....Tags: Justice System, Crimes, Laws, Death Penalty, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Petit: Komisarjevsky Conviction 'A Relief'; Focus On Michaela 'Difficult'
The Hartford CourantMuch of the gruesome testimony that jurors considered to convict Joshua Komisarjevsky Thursday of the deadly 2007 Cheshire home invasion was used in the trial last year of his accomplice,Steven Hayes. Yet one name seemed to surface more in the second...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Arts, Photography, Jennifer Hawke-Petit
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Executing Murderers Saves Lives
The Hartford CourantNow that Joshua Komisarjevsky is declared guilty of murdering Dr. William Petit Jr.'s wife and two daughters in a Cheshire home invasion, it's easy to understand why most Americans hope he is put to death for his sadistic crime. Unfortunately, if death...Tags: Death Penalty, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Criminals, Punishment, Cheshire
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Don't Put Cheshire Killer To Death
If ever there was a case for capital punishment, the Cheshire slayings seem that case. One man is on death row for the murder of a mother and her two daughters in the horrific home invasion. The other is facing sentencing for triple murder, arson,...Tags: Social Sciences, Death Penalty, Laws, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Human Interest
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Defense In Second Cheshire Trial Wants Petit Kept Out Of Courtroom
The Hartford CourantDefense attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky are trying to keep the lone survivor of the Cheshire home invasion killings out of the courtroom. Last year in the first trial in the killings, defense attorneys for both of the men charged with killing the...Tags: Trials, Human Interest, Witnesses, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Rape
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Death Penalty: No Justice In Rage
![Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs such talk, I shudder. The senator's comments last May are powerful proof that the death penalty is little more than savagery.](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65425123-18153716-187105.jpg "Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street\" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs such talk, I shudder. The senator's comments last May are powerful proof that the death penalty is little more than savagery.")
Should Joshua Komisarjevsky be "hanged by his penis in the middle of Main Street" for his role in the Cheshire home invasion in 2007? I suspect plenty of people think so. But when a senior member of the General Assembly, Sen. Edith Prague, publicly airs...Tags: Prague (Czech Republic), Death Penalty, Laws, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Punishment
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Judge: Witnesses Not Bound By Gag Order In Cheshire Case
The Hartford CourantNEW HAVEN — Witnesses in the trial of Cheshire home-invasion suspect Joshua Komisarjevsky will not be bound by a court-imposed gag order that already bars court officials, lawyers and prison employees from speaking publicly about the case. Superior...Tags: Trials, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Witnesses, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Cheshire
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