Petit Family Murders in CT-2007 SOLVED-Death Sentence for both men.

[KittyMom]

God bless Dr. Petit and his family.  They've had to endure so much heartache at the hands of two monsters and the attorneys that defended the monsters by making a mockery of Dr. Petit, Jennifer, Haley, & Michaela. 

Part of me hopes for the DP just to have these two sickos have to listen to the words being said.  But part also wants these two to be subject to general population and the justice that inmates will dole out every day for the rest of their miserable lives.

Now, we just have to get through the penalty phase and see just how low the attorneys and K family are willing to stoop to save their worthless son.

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Thank you God.
and thank you to the jurors who had the courage to do the right thing in reaching a guilty verdict.

[MuffyBee]

 

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/19/3217856/prosecutors-in-triple-murder-case.html
Prosecutors in triple-murder case file papers outlining legal arguments in penalty phase
October 19, 2011

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Prosecutors seeking execution for convicted triple killer Joshua Komisarjevsky have filed a document outlining which legal reasons they will use to justify the death penalty. The penalty phase of the trial is scheduled to begin Monday.
A Superior Court jury Oct. 13 convicted Komisarjevsky on all 17 counts he faced in connection with the killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the beating of Dr. William Petit Jr.
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The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for a little more than eight hours over two days before finding Komisarjevsky - a paroled burglar who prosecutors said masterminded one of most horrific crimes in recent state history - guilty of the murders. Six of the counts he was found guilty of are capital felonies, making Komisarjevsky eligible for the death penalty.

The same jurors will now decide whether Komisarjevsky should be put to death by lethal injection or receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

According to legal papers filed by prosecutors, the aggravating factors the state intends to prove are that Komisarjevsky killed Hawke-Petit and her daughters during the commission of or immediate flight from the commission of a felony - second-degree burglary - and that Komisarjevsky committed the murders in "an especially heinous, cruel or depraved manner" and "knowingly created a grave risk of death to another person."

Komiarjevsky's defense attorneys filed a motion Wednesday requesting the opportunity to give an opening statement at the start of the penalty phase, which "will provide the jury with relevant information about facts and issues so that the jury will be able to understand the evidence as it is presented."

Judge Jon C. Blue allowed both sides to make opening remarks at the start of the penalty phase last year for Komisarjevsky's accomplice, Steven Hayes.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/19/3217856/prosecutors-in-triple-murder-case.html#ixzz1bKU3pIPU

Blue will hear arguments on all motions Thursday morning.

[MuffyBee]

http://articles.courant.com/2011-10-19/news/hc-komisarjevsky-1020-20111019_1_penalty-phase-joshua-komisarjevsky-death-penalty
Komisarjevsky Prosecutors Outline Why He Should Die
Judge to hear state's legal arguments for seeking death penalty Thursday
October 19, 2011

NEW HAVEN — — Prosecutors seeking execution for convicted triple killer Joshua Komisarjevsky have filed a document outlining which legal reasons they will use to justify the death penalty. The penalty phase of the trial is scheduled to begin Monday.

A Superior Court jury Oct. 13 convicted Komisarjevsky on all 17 counts he faced in connection with the killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the beating of Dr. William Petit Jr. during a home invasion and fire at the family's Cheshire home in July 2007.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for a little more than eight hours over two days before finding Komisarjevsky — a paroled burglar who prosecutors said masterminded one of most horrific crimes in recent state history — guilty of the murders. Six of the counts he was found guilty of are capital felonies, making Komisarjevsky eligible for the death penalty.

The same jurors will now decide whether Komisarjevsky should be put to death by lethal injection or receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

According to legal papers filed by prosecutors, the aggravating factors the state intends to prove are that Komisarjevsky killed Hawke-Petit and her daughters during the commission of or immediate flight from the commission of a felony — second-degree burglary — and that Komisarjevsky committed the murders in "an especially heinous, cruel or depraved manner" and "knowingly created a grave risk of death to another person."
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/132198563.html
Hayes Juror Watched Komisarjevsky Trial From Courtroom
Paula Calzetta says what she heard made her angry in court.
October 20, 2011

Taking a seat in the gallery of courtroom 6A, Paula Calzetta got to see the Cheshire home invasion trial from another angle. As she listened to Joshua Komisarjevsky's confession tapes, deep feelings came bubbling to the surface.

“I felt myself get very angry. During the first trial, you weren't allowed to show your emotions or entertain them, and I found myself just sitting there being angry,” Calzetta said.

Last year, she sat in the jury box, listening to testimony and going over disturbing evidence as the state made its case against Komisarjevsky's accomplice, Steven Hayes.
Video at Link
Read more....
(I don't want to copy and paste all that Paula Calzetta says, but it's interesting to read about her feelings.  She sat on the jury that convicted Steven Hayes and watched as a spectator in Komisarjevsky's trial.)

[Nut44x4]

REMINDER to watch for news on penalty phase...it begins Monday!

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REMINDER to watch for news on penalty phase...it begins Monday!

thanks!

[San]

Conn. monster's boast: I killed many more

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: 5:51 PM, October 23, 2011
Posted: 5:51 PM, October 23, 2011

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man convicted in a deadly home invasion bragged in a letter from death row that he has killed 17 people and collected victims' sneakers as trophies, and he also disparaged his accomplice as "not even worthy" of being his partner in crime, according to a newspaper report.

The New Haven Register reported today that it had acquired a letter that Steven Hayes allegedly wrote from prison, where he has been sentenced to death for the 2007 Cheshire home invasion that killed a mother and her two daughters.

Hayes' convicted accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, had attempted to have Hayes' letters introduced into evidence as part of his defense case after they were confiscated by prison authorities. A judge rejected the request, calling the letters' claims uncorroborated, vague and unreliable.

The letters have not been publicly released, and the Register did not specify in its report how it obtained access to the letter it attributes to Hayes.

Hayes and Komisarjevsky have been convicted of murder, sexual assault and other offenses in the July 2007 deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela. They also were convicted of assault and other crimes against Dr. William Petit, the lone survivor.

The sentencing phase of Komisarjevsky's trial starts Tuesday. Prosecutors are asking a jury to impose capital punishment in his case, too.

Connecticut officials confiscated four handwritten letters allegedly written by Hayes to a North Carolina recipient identified only as "Lynn." In the letters, he claimed he had killed 17 people, committed numerous sexual assaults of drugged victims in motels, taped 16 hours of one kidnapping and assault, and kept a collection of some victims' sneakers as trophies.

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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/conn_monster_boast_killed_many_more_dFyTkIitIYCEEp8azHyH3H#ixzz1bgwZl6rf

[KittyMom]

IMO, Hayes isn't intelligent enough to get away with all that he bragged about in the letter.

[KittyMom]

http://twitter.com/#!/hartfordcourant/lists/cheshire-trial Edit for hyperlink.  MB

LauriePerez Laurie Perez
Reminder: Penalty phase in #Komisarjevsky starts Tuesday. #Komis
1 hour ago

[Blonde]

Accused killer Komisarjevsky may get to speak

NEW HAVEN - Attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky may ask a Superior Court judge to allow the convicted killer to give an unsworn statement before the jury, according to defense attorneys with knowledge about the case.

If allowed, Komisarjevsky could take the stand and address the jury without the risk of cross-examination from prosecutors.

Attorneys said the plan would allow the 31year-old to convince the jury there is a reason he should live, minus further incrimination about some of the most damning facts in the trial; the sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl.

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http://www.myrecordjournal.com/cheshire/article_6a85a6c6-fe3f-11e0-97be-001cc4c002e0.html

[KittyMom]

Accused killer Komisarjevsky may get to speak

NEW HAVEN - Attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky may ask a Superior Court judge to allow the convicted killer to give an unsworn statement before the jury, according to defense attorneys with knowledge about the case.

If allowed, Komisarjevsky could take the stand and address the jury without the risk of cross-examination from prosecutors.

Attorneys said the plan would allow the 31year-old to convince the jury there is a reason he should live, minus further incrimination about some of the most damning facts in the trial; the sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl.

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http://www.myrecordjournal.com/cheshire/article_6a85a6c6-fe3f-11e0-97be-001cc4c002e0.html

Thus giving the killer more rights than his victims.  I sure hope this isn't allowed.

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/cheshire-home-invasion/hc-komisarjevsky-penalty-motions-1025-20111024,0,183625.story
Jurors Deciding Komisarjevsky's Sentence May Hear About Earlier Crimes
Testimony in Cheshire killer's penalty phase starts Tuesday
By ALAINE GRIFFIN, agriffin@courant.com The Hartford Courant

12:46 p.m. EDT, October 24, 2011
NEW HAVEN —

A judge denied a defense move to keep Joshua Komisarjevsky's statements about burglaries he committed years before the deadly 2007 Cheshire home invasion out of the penalty phase of his trial, but the judge questioned how prosecutors would use them.

Superior Court Judge Jon C. Blue on Monday rejected defense attorneys' claims that police taking the statements violated Komisarjevsky's rights. Blue said there was "no basis" to grant the motion. He said the statements were voluntary and Komisarjevsky was aware of his rights.

Komisarjevsky was convicted on all 17 counts in the Cheshire case earlier this month, including six capital felonies. The same jury will decide whether he should be put to death or be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.
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[KittyMom]

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-blecker-komisarjevsky-must-die-20111025,0,6016693.story
Why Joshua Komisarjevsky Must Die

Ask the people whether any sane adult who breaks into a family's house at night, finds an 11-year-old sleeping with her mother, sexually abuses her, takes cellphone photos, ties the terrified child to her bed for hours, then pours gasoline and immolates her and the family — whether he deserves to die.

 

[KittyMom]

http://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/cheshire-home-invasion/hc-komisarjevsky-penalty-motions-1025-20111024,0,183625.story

Though defense attorneys have projected up to six weeks of testimony with numerous witnesses and exhibits, Petit said he hopes the penalty phase will last no more than three weeks.

   <thud>  How much longer can this poor family deal with this?

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http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-blecker-komisarjevsky-must-die-20111025,0,6016693.story
Why Joshua Komisarjevsky Must Die

Ask the people whether any sane adult who breaks into a family's house at night, finds an 11-year-old sleeping with her mother, sexually abuses her, takes cellphone photos, ties the terrified child to her bed for hours, then pours gasoline and immolates her and the family — whether he deserves to die.

 

 

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http://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/cheshire-home-invasion/hc-komisarjevsky-penalty-motions-1025-20111024,0,183625.story

Though defense attorneys have projected up to six weeks of testimony with numerous witnesses and exhibits, Petit said he hopes the penalty phase will last no more than three weeks.

   <thud>  How much longer can this poor family deal with this?

why should the penalty phase take up to 3 weeks? would take me about 3 seconds!
also, now we see another reason that the Casey Anthony did not want to find her guilty..the penalty phase might have interfered with their personal lives..like vacations and cruises that were already planned..Thank God the Petit jury took their responsibilities seriously and found this killer guilty!

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-blecker-komisarjevsky-must-die-20111025,0,6016693.story
Why Joshua Komisarjevsky Must Die

Ask the people whether any sane adult who breaks into a family's house at night, finds an 11-year-old sleeping with her mother, sexually abuses her, takes cellphone photos, ties the terrified child to her bed for hours, then pours gasoline and immolates her and the family — whether he deserves to die.

 

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.courant.com/community/cheshire/cheshire-home-invasion/hc-komisarjevsky-penalty1-1026-20111025,0,3079119.story
Penalty Phase Of Komisarjevsky's Trial Begins
By ALAINE GRIFFIN, agriffin@courant.com The Hartford Courant
10:24 a.m. EDT, October 25, 2011
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In court Monday, Judge Jon C. Blue denied a defense move to keep Komisarjevsky's statements about burglaries he committed years before the July 23, 2007, home invasion out of the penalty phase, but the judge questioned how prosecutors would use the statements.

Blue rejected defense attorneys' claims that police taking the statements violated Komisarjevsky's rights. He said the statements were voluntary and Komisarjevsky was aware of his rights.

[KittyMom]

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/cheshire/article_ee1339d6-ff02-11e0-a4ad-001cc4c03286.html

Defense attorney: Komisarjevsky was 'doomed' from birth

Joshua Komisarjevsky was "doomed" from birth, born into a family with psychological issues, adopted by a family that was wrong for him, abused, suffered concussions and was isolated from outside help, his defense attorney said Tuesday.

Donovan spent an hour delving into details of Komisarjevsky's troubled childhood, outlining the problems of his biological problems, and how Komisarjevsky's parents Ben and Jude Komisarjevsky relied on evangelical theology rather than psychiatry and psychology to help their troubled son.

Well, blaming his victims didn't do any good so now they'll blame his family.     Just man up you sack of cr@p and take your punishment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!