Honeymoon dive killer David Watson has jail term extended

[scubarobin]

his name is Gabe Watson and the story has been all over all the scuba boards and even 20/20 on tv for the past 2 years.

[plot]

Originally Posted by Grizbear98

It seems almost too light a punishment to only get a year and a half plus for pleading guilty to manslaughter. Had he not plead guilty they would have charged him with murder anyways so they should have at least had a punishment fit of murder if that's what it was ruled. I've been following this case for awhile and his story never seemed right.

Sidenote:
It says the victim's family wants to press charges in the States too, I wonder if it constitutes as double jeopardy or if they can press charges against a crime committed in a different country?

there could be US laws that allow them to prosecute, would be a federal case though, and i'd assume the attorney general wouldn't spend the time or money to try him given it was already done in a friendly foreign country. hopefully given the light sentence though, someone persues it.

the family can sue him in civil court though. similar to how the goldman's sued OJ for millions in civil court and won, after he was found innocent in criminal court.

[mike_s]

Originally Posted by plot

there could be US laws that allow them to prosecute, would be a federal case though, and i'd assume the attorney general wouldn't spend the time or money to try him given it was already done in a friendly foreign country. hopefully given the light sentence though, someone persues it.

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wrong.... Alabama Attorney General Troy King has announced he plans to charge Watson with Capital Murder and have him extradited to the US for trial when he completes his sentence there.

There are discussions of
a.) If the death penalty is being seeked, would Australia allow the extridiction.
b.) If he's tried in the US, does this constitute "Double Jeopardy" arguments are already being levied
c.) does the US have jurisdiction for a crime committed in another country? AG King says yes because he says that Watson "planned" the crime while on US Soil.

(note this is will be right before the Governors election in Alabama. I wouldn't be surprised to see King run. this might be just an attempt at grandstanding to get his name in the news.).