Variables | N | Percent |
Crime Scene Situation |
|
|
Domestic Fight | 15 | 31.3 |
Commission of Another Crime | 11 | 22.9 |
Drug-Induced Rage | 3 | 6.3 |
Accessory to a Homicide | 4 | 8.3 |
Altercation | 6 | 12.5 |
Victim of Attempted Sexual Assault | 3 | 6.3 |
Parenting | 3 | 6.3 |
Random Act of Violence | 3 | 6.3 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Cause of Death |
|
|
Stabbing | 23 | 47.9 |
Gunshot | 12 | 25.0 |
Strangulation | 0 | -- |
Poisoning | 0 | -- |
Other | 13 | 27.1 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Plea |
|
|
Charges Dropped | 4 | 8.3 |
Not Guilty | 16 | 33.3 |
Guilty | 28 | 58.3 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Court Proceedings |
|
|
Open Plea Bargain | 6 | 12.5 |
Negotiated Plea Bargain | 16 | 33.3 |
Degree of Guilt Hearing | 8 | 16.7 |
Waiver (Bench) Trial | 13 | 27.1 |
Jury Trial | 3 | 6.3 |
Charges Dropped | 2 | 4.2 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Adjudication |
|
|
Charges Dropped | 4 | 8.3 |
Not Guilty | 5 | 10.4 |
Guilty | 39 | 81.3 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Sentence |
|
|
None | 8 | 16.7 |
Time Served + Probation | 6 | 12.5 |
11 - 36 Months in Prison | 14 | 29.2 |
3 - 40 Years in Prison | 16 | 33.3 |
Life in Prison | 4 | 8.3 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |