Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the guilty plea of Levi Aron, 36, to Murder in the Second Degree and Kidnapping in the Second degree. He will receive a sentence of 40 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on August 29, 2012.
“With this guilty plea, I hope the process of healing and hopefully closure can begin for the Kletzky family and community,” said District Attorney Hynes. “No one should ever forget what happened to Leiby Kletzky but we can all take solace that Levi Aron will never, ever be able to hurt anyone again.”
On July 11, 2011, Aron abducted Kletzky from the vicinity of 18th Avenue and Dahill Road, in Brooklyn. Aron then took the child to Aron’s apartment, at 466 East 2nd St., also in Brooklyn, where Aron killed him.
The case is being handled by Counsel to the Homicide Bureau Julie Rendelman and Unit Chief in the Sex Crimes/Crimes Against Children Division Linda Weinman. Kenneth Taub is Chief of the Homicide Bureau. Rhonnie Jaus is Chief of the Sex Crimes/Crimes Against Children Division.
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The judge is free to impose any sentence, even greater or lesser than the agreed upon length.
So under the deal Aron has a chance of being released once he hits retirement age (and lives off the minimum social security payment), and the DA doesn’t run the risk of him being acquitted on grounds of mental illness.
Hes lucky u see under torah law he would be Executed by stoning or hereg.
#3- no witnesses, no warning, and safek too crazy to have known what he was doing (he was using mind altering drugs some doctor prescribed for him, and a local pharmacist prepared)
#4, the penalty for murder is hereg (beheading by sword). However, this is only if there was proper warning by two kosher witnesses and apparently only if he is not considered a shotteh (although he Rogotchover disagreed with this last point). Of course, a bet din or king could impose a sentence with different rules but that is extra-legal.
Actually torahyid under Torah Law he would *not* be executed.
No Eidim and No hasro’a
#3, don’t we need hasroah midinei Torah in order to be chayiv misha?