
Case 154: Steven Stayner
Casefile True Crime
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What Would You Say to Parnell if You Ever Saw Him?
Law at the time dictated that two kidnapping sentences couldn't be served consecutively. Given parnell had already received a seven years sentence for the kidnapping of timmy white, this meant he only received an additional 20 months for the charge of conspiracy to kidnap stevhen. Judge sabro then turned to murphy and sentenced him to five years in prison. The public was outraged at the outcome, with one jury member telling reporters that the trial was a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. Calls were made for the legislation to be changed in order to prevent anyone from using this legal loophole to secure a lighter sentence in the future. In august of 19 82, the state assembly of calif
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