From the Reno Gazette Herald: In a 6-0 ruling, justices also clarified a previous ruling involving "aggravating circumstances" used in assessing the justification of death sentences.
Edward Thomas Wilson pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for killing Hoff during an undercover drug sting in June 1979 and was sentenced to death by a three-judge panel. Now 52, he is the longest serving inmate on Nevada's death row.
Hoff was posing as a drug dealer when he met with Wilson on June 24, 1979, and discussed buying 10 ounces of cocaine from Wilson. They agreed to meet later that night to complete the deal.
Unbeknownst to Hoff, Wilson and John Olausen were plotting to kill the drug dealer, and they enlisted the help of two others, David Lani and Fred Stites. All were teenagers or in their early 20s at the time.
http://www.rgj.com/article/20111027/NEWS01/110270353/Death-penalty-upheld-killing-Reno-officer?odyssey=tabtopnewstextFRONTPAGE
In June of 1979, I had just graduated from high school, 32 years ago. There is no doubt of this thug's guilt because he pled guilty and he is just playing the system.
Either put this thug to death or get rid of the death penalty in Nevada. This thug is making a mockery of the death penalty.
The death penalty cannot be a deterrent if it takes 32 years to kill a thug, so please, tighten the rules- kill the thug within 10 years or 2 trips through the appeal process, whichever is quicker.
So, please kill the bastard and may he rest in hell.
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