“Obviously, any guilty pleas in these matters must account for the seriousness of defendant’s offenses, the loss of an innocent life, the impact of those crimes on the victim’s family, and the other state interests that are implicated, including the sanctity of life principle that underpins the state homicide charges,”

Joel Seidemann · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13

State prosecutors objected in a letter to the possibility of a guilty plea in the federal case wiping out the state case.