Justin Adams pleads guilty, walks free in death of wife, unborn child

[Old Fart]

A man once accused of killing his pregnant wife pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to two counts of first-degree manslaughter and walked out of the Oklahoma County courthouse a free man.

Justin Adams, 27, received two 10-year suspended sentences and will be on supervised probation for the next two years, defense attorney Irven Box said.

“It was really against my advice, but it was his choice,” Box said.

“We said from the start that they had the wrong man.”

Adams declined to comment after sentencing.

Having already spent six months in jail on the murder charges, Adams did not want to face a jury, he said. Under the plea deal, he will not have to spend any more time in custody in the case.

“He told me he didn't trust the system,” Box said.

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[TJay74]

So are they saying he plead guilty for a crime he did not commit just to be done with the case???

 

[caojyn]

So are they saying he plead guilty for a crime he did not commit just to be done with the case???

Welcome to the American legal system

 

[Ace_on_the_Turn]

So are they saying he plead guilty for a crime he did not commit just to be done with the case???

Not quite. It's along the lines of the felony murder law. He didn't actually kill her. He conspired with her to commit a criminal act, i.e., prostitution. That act led to her death. It's a "what can we hit this scum-bag with" charge.

 

[cjjtulsa]

Welcome to the American legal system

True, not to mention:

A man once accused of killing his pregnant wife pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to two counts of first-degree manslaughter

Where a fetus is a lump of flesh if not wanted, but a human life if it is. If she wanted to abort it, she's not a murderer, but if he causes the loss of the fetus, he is. So, Federal Government - is it a life, or not?

*For the record, this isn't a pro/anti-abortion post, just pointing out the stupidity and hypocrisy of our system.

 

[TJay74]

ok, so it a case where she died during the act of a felony and he was charged. I see....

 

[Mr.Glock]

They should hang him as well. What type of person whores out his wife to make a living? One sorry low life is what typ, and he deserves to rot or die in prison, along with the killer.

 

[SoonerP226]

They should hang him as well. What type of person whores out his wife to make a living? One sorry low life is what typ, and he deserves to rot or die in prison, along with the killer.

Did he whore her out, or did she choose to become a whore, and he just went along with her?

 

[JaredC]

They should hang him as well. What type of person whores out his wife to make a living? One sorry low life is what typ, and he deserves to rot or die in prison, along with the killer.

Ya, unless he was forcing her then you can't put all the blame on the husband. Besides, one way or another everyone pays for it.

 

[criticalbass]

I think I'll go take a shower now. Nice to know he's out among us. (gotta find a symbol thas says last statement was intended as irony.)