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Mississippi man convicted of, sentenced to death will now be paroled
Posted on 9/27/22 at 8:56 am
Posted on 9/27/22 at 8:56 am
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Gene is a good friend of mine. I hate that he and his family have to fall victim to a politicization of our court system.
How can someone who’s been declared “mentally retarded” actually become “rehabilitated?!”
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On May 6, 1991, then-19-year-old Frederick Bell and a group of men went into Sparks Stop ‘N Go in Grenada County where 21-year-old Bert Bell (NO RELATION) was working. They bought chips and beer and went outside to eat, according to court records.
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Frederick Bell wanted to go to Memphis and said he needed money so he decided to rob the store, according to court records. He went back inside with one of the group members, Anthony Doss. Gunshots rang out from the store, and Bert Bell was shot nine times and killed. Later that day, Frederick Bell and three of the men from the group drove to Memphis, where Bell shot and killed another man, 20-year-old Tommy White.
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In 1993, the Grenada County Circuit Court convicted Frederick Bell and Doss for the killing of Bert Bell. A jury found Frederick Bell killed the store clerk, contemplated using lethal force during the robbery and intended to kill Bert Bell, which factored into its decision to impose the death penalty, according to court records. Before the 1993 trial, Frederick Bell and another man from the group, Frank Coffey, were charged for the Memphis shooting and pleaded guilty, according to court records.
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In 2011, the state Supreme Court found Frederick Bell was entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was mentally disabled. This was based on a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found it was cruel and unusual to execute mentally disabled people. Doctors at the Mississippi State Hospital evaluated Frederick Bell and determined he was mentally disabled.
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As a result, in 2013 the Grenada County Circuit Court sentenced Bell to life without parole. He appealed, and in 2015 the State Supreme Court voted 5-4 in his favor. On June 5, 2015, the Grenada County Circuit Court sentenced him to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Gene Bell said his family was devastated to learn his brother’s killer was eligible for parole. He began attending Parole Board hearings in 2015 to speak against Frederick Bell’s release.
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The family’s main concern is about public safety. Gene Bell said people shouldn’t have to fear the system has failed them by allowing someone who has committed violent crimes out of prison. A person granted parole will serve the remainder of their sentence under supervision. They are required to report to a parole officer and follow rules laid out by the Mississippi Department of Corrections
Gene is a good friend of mine. I hate that he and his family have to fall victim to a politicization of our court system.
How can someone who’s been declared “mentally retarded” actually become “rehabilitated?!”
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Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:06 am to Shepherd88
Voting Democrat?
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:07 am to Shepherd88
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mentally retarded
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:07 am to Shepherd88
If he’s dumb enough to kill two people at 19 then he’s still dumb enough to kill again.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:11 am to Shepherd88
This is my gripe with all this revisionist justice, in particular the use of mentally disabled after the fact, years after the fact. If you are capable of understanding the concept of using a different defense tactic, mentally disabled, the you are capable of understanding taking someone's life is wrong, therefore you are not mentally disabled enough to use the mentally disabled defense. I think I just made myself retarded.
also, if you are indeed mentally disabled and killed someone, in this case two people. then you are still capable of doing so once released on parole. You are mentally disabled, so it is completely in the realm of possibility you still do not understand that taking someone's life is against the law and wrong, so you are likely to do the same. You did it once so its completely in the mentally disabled person's wheelhouse.
also, if you are indeed mentally disabled and killed someone, in this case two people. then you are still capable of doing so once released on parole. You are mentally disabled, so it is completely in the realm of possibility you still do not understand that taking someone's life is against the law and wrong, so you are likely to do the same. You did it once so its completely in the mentally disabled person's wheelhouse.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:15 am to Shepherd88
Texas did this with Kenneth mcuff.
Let him out due to overcrowding.
Immediately started killing again.
Let him out due to overcrowding.
Immediately started killing again.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:16 am to Shepherd88
The justice system in this country has been neutered. It's a joke.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:19 am to Shepherd88
It isn't difficult to find "experts" who will declare a defendant mentally disabled. Most criminals are of a below average IQ.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:22 am to Shepherd88
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They are required to ... follow rules
The mentally disabled MF will break every one. They need to keep people like this (and the campers along Claiborne Avenue) locked up in asylums.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:24 am to Shepherd88
Easy fix: abolish the death penalty.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:26 am to Bonkers119
Easier fix - Shoot these frickers during an escape.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:27 am to Shepherd88
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20-year-old Tommy White.
THANK GOD 1991 not 2022!!!! OMG
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:29 am to Shepherd88
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Doctors at the Mississippi State Hospital evaluated Frederick Bell and determined he was mentally disabled.
Yay, so let's let mentally disabled people free out on the streets?
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:55 am to Shepherd88
What was his sentence in the Memphis case? If he got life in that one, could Tennessee just say they aren't granting him parole for the killing that happened in their state and order him taken into custody to serve out his life sentence in a Tennessee prison?
Posted on 9/27/22 at 9:57 am to Shepherd88
If you’re so mentally disabled that you murder people, you need to be put out of our misery. Simple as.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 10:10 am to Shepherd88
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They are required to report to a parole officer and follow rules laid out by the Mississippi Department of Corrections
Posted on 9/27/22 at 10:10 am to Shepherd88
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I hate that he and his family have to fall victim to a politicization of our court system.
Mississippi Supreme Court justices
Jim Kitchens — Elected
Robert P. Chamberlin — Elected
Leslie King —Haley Barbour (R)
Mike Randolph — Haley Barbour (R)
Josiah Coleman — Elected
T. Kenneth Griffis — Phil Bryant (R)
David Ishee — Phil Bryant (R)
Dawn H. Beam — Phil Bryant (R)
Jimmy Maxwell — Phil Bryant (R)
Maybe the reason we can’t get to the truth and stop fighting over everything is because so many people have predetermined “who” or “what” is to blame?
It absolutely does appear often than “the criminals have more rights than the victims” and certainly does suck. I hate that your friend and his family have to go through the trauma again as well.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 10:11 am to Shepherd88
We don't have a "justice" system. We have a state sponsored day care for evil people.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 10:16 am to Tiger Prawn
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What was his sentence in the Memphis case? If he got life in that one, could Tennessee just say they aren't granting him parole for the killing that happened in their state and order him taken into custody to serve out his life sentence in a Tennessee prison?
That’s a good question. I’ll see if I can ask someone who knows a bit more
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