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Lifer Seeks Better Life on Death Row

Killer eyes amenities that come with capital punishment

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(Newser) – Living on death row looks like a better deal than dying as a lifer, convicted killer Billy Joe Johnson told a California jury yesterday. "You get out of your confined cell a little more," said Johnson, whose trial has moved to the penalty phase after he was found guilty of killing a fellow member of a white supremacist gang. Johnson, 46, is already serving a 45-year sentence for another killing. He told the jury he also killed two other people.

Billy Joe Johnson seeks the more comfortable lifestyle of death row.
Billy Joe Johnson seeks the more comfortable lifestyle of death row.   (Orange County District Attorney's Office)
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 28, 09 3:39 AM CDT
"Always Look On The Briiiiight Side Of Life! Da Dum, Da Dum Da Da Da Da Da Dum." Reply
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 28, 09 3:53 AM CDT
From the source article: "His attorney says the 46-year-old figures that by the time his death sentence appeals run out, he'll be 65 or 70 years old and won't want to live longer anyway. To try to convince the jury that he deserves death, Johnson testified he's killed two other people and never been caught." How do you appeal a sentence you yourself asked for? He's gonna be on the injection table going, "Wait, wait, I screwed up how this was supposed to go!"
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Oct 28, 09 11:20 AM CDT
Your posting really speak volumes..
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Oct 28, 09 3:21 PM CDT
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Oct 28, 09 4:25 PM CDT
further justifies my theory that anyone with a neck tattoo is a certifiable psychopath Reply
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