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that Mr. Malapani received.
Mr. Makabele did not identify any other factor that would justify a departure from the statutory penalty.
He drew my attention to the year or so that Mr. Schauber has spent in pretrial incarceration, but accepted that this could not on its own justify a departure from that penalty.
Mr. Schauber, can you stand up, please?
For all these reasons, Mr. Schauber, I am enjoined by the statute to apply the ordinary sentence for an offence of this nature.
You will spend the rest of your natural life in prison unless the parole authorities consider you fit for release in the fullness of time.
The court will adjourn.
I appreciate your effort.
When I heard that we'd been getting national publicity over Mr. Lee's death and the fact that he lived a lifestyle that was different from most people in Mississippi, I assumed that a lot of people in this country thought
that there will not be justice in this case.
I want the world to know that Mississippi got it right this time.
This case was investigated more thoroughly than any case I've ever dealt with in my 35 years in the criminal justice system.
Members of the jury, I am going to declare that there is a hung jury.
And so, Mr. Zapata, at long last, I'm going to adopt the recommendation and sentence you to the maximum period of time of five years in prison.
I sentence you to 36 years imprisonment.
I fix a non-parole period of 30 years.