I don't know why he's expecting leniency from her. She's already on record with what kind of sentence she wants him to get: "There was no way I would feel comfortable with him getting out in five years and not killing me. So, I told them the only way I would feel comfortable with was 15 to 20, so that is what they are standing with."
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"Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars." - Martin Luther King, Jr.