“It means he is getting one hundred years of which he will have to do fifty. He wouldn’t be out till his mid-nineties. He’s going to die in jail.”
Judge Peterson said the case was closed as he struck the gavel on his bench. He then stood up and walked around behind the bench heading to his chambers.
We had thought of another celebration, but we were all completely drained this time around. We all just wanted to go home and be alone as a family, which is what we did.
As we were walking out of the courthouse I was stopped by a deputy who asked me, “I heard about the verdict. What would you have done if it didn’t go your way?”
I answered, “What would you have done?” He looked at me and just gave a tilt of his head. We then continued walking out of the courthouse towards our car. I was thinking how this has been the longest chapter in my life but now it was finally over. The talk was of what a beautiful day it was, what was on television tonight and of course, what channel would we listen to on the radio for the ride home. A normal family with normal conversation, it was wonderful. And for which radio channel we listened to, I heard a couple of groans but I tuned in to the country station, and it was perfect timing because at this precise moment the song was talking to me. When I turned it on Willie Nelson and Toby Keith were singing, “Justice is the one thing you should always find.” Right now, today, I had found it.
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