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Deliberations continue in penalty phase of Palmdale child torture death case

Name: Deliberations continue in penalty phase of Palmdale child torture death case
Uploaded: 2017-12-12T20:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Description: A prosecutor told jurors on Monday that the death penalty was the "only appropriate and just punishment" for a Palmdale man convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, while a defense attorney pleaded for mercy and warned the panel about dehumanizing his client.

A prosecutor told jurors on Monday that the death penalty was the "only appropriate and just punishment" for a Palmdale man convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, while a defense attorney pleaded for mercy and warned the panel about dehumanizing his client.

Posted December 12, 2017 2:28pm PST