The Philadelphia Jury is still out. In 2008, Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was shot and killed by an escaping bank robber, Howard Cain. Cain was shot and killed by police. Cain's accomplices, Eric DeShann Floyd and Levon T. Warner were apprehended by police. Two weeks ago, Floyd and Warner were found guilty. Now, the jury has to decide whether they will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, or to death. This case is an interesting one, because neither Floyd nor Warner fired any shots. They were found guilty of Murder based on the the fact that they were accomplices, in the getaway car together, and they shared in the intent to kill the Police Officer.
I know that the death penalty is not perfect. I know that there are a million and one reasons to abolish it. I also know that Eric DeShann Floyd and Levon T. Warner are reasons to KEEP the death penalty, not abolish it. Coverage here on Philly.com
Also, click here for info on the last six officers killed in the line of duty in Philadelphia.
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BTW, while Life in Prison Without Parole means just that, at least in Pennsylvania, it does not mean an governor cannot pardon or commute the sentences. Stranger things have happened. Just ask anyone who has the dishonor of living in the town of Saint Denis, France and lives on the street named after another convicted Cop Killer, Mumia Abu Jamal.
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