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She could be a grandmother at 30.



We had a homicide case, back before the Court of Appeals struck down the Death Penalty. The law gave us 120 days after filing a Murder 1 indictment to determine whether we would seek the death penalty or life without parole. Obviously, the killer's background and upbringing would be a mitigating factor.

The investigation revealed that the killer's mother had him at age 12, and that he had his own kid at age 11, making her a grandmother at age 23.

I had to call my mom and tell he not to feel so bad for being a grandmother in her early 50s. She felt a LOT better after hearing that.

The killer's mom died at age 27 from AIDS. We declined to seek the Death Penalty.