A Couple Of Brief, Left-Over Michael George Notes

There were a few things I wanted to make sure I got up on the site for my own purposes concerning the guilty verdict roughly ten days ago in the Michael George trail. The one-time prominent western Pennsylvania retailer was on trial a second time for the 1990 murder of his then-wife in their Michigan comic book store. The first is that while George was convicted of first degree murder as reported in the initial rush to get the news out there, he was also found guilty of insurance fraud and possession of a gun in the act of a felony. The second is that his sentencing is set for November 21. As to that sentencing, the law that will be applied requires life in prison without parole for the first of the three charges, so I don't know that there's a lot to be decided there. A third major point I wanted to get up on the site is that a few of the wire articles like this one are the first time during this trial that I've read anything from the family of the deceased. I believe they were more vocal last time. I can't imagine what a nightmare this must have been for that family to see a second trial after the first three years ago. In fact, this must have been horrific on all sides, such as in the George daughters, one of whom testified as an alibi witness on her father's behalf.
 
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