Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet

By TERESA MASTERSON

Updated 4:30 PM EDT, Fri, Nov 20, 2009

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John Costello / Inquirer

The jury in charge of deciding whether or not convicted cop killer John Lewis will get the death penalty was sent home for the weekend early Friday afternoon.

The jury that convicted the 23-year-old of first degree murder Thursday will not testify on his own behalf for the sentencing process.

Lawyers for Lewis told the jury his age and other mitigating factors are reason to spare his life after they convicted him of the Halloween 2007 murder of Officer Chuck Cassidy.

Prosecutors say the evidence and Lewis' criminal history mean the death penalty is appropriate. Lewis will not testify on his own behalf.

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Lewis shot the veteran officer when he interrupted an armed robbery at a Dunkin' Donuts.

Cassidy died the next day. Authorities captured Lewis six days after the shooting at a homeless shelter in Miami.

Copyright Associated Press / NBC Philadelphia

First Published: Nov 20, 2009 4:14 PM EDT

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Let him fry."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"20 Nov 2009 22:14:04 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1285670","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Sorry Granny, you state your grandson has a son who needs to know his father. So do the children of Officer Cassidy. Worry not, we tax payers will be paying for his kid. If he was so worried about his child, why did he not do the live the right way? Now his kid will know his/her father was not oly a robber , but also a cop killer."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":16580476,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"20 Nov 2009 22:35:12 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"goldfisharegood","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1285793","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I say let him rot in prison with no chance of ever getting out. Death just seems to let him off to easily. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":12205701,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"21 Nov 2009 01:48:56 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"ToniSavchuck","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1286506","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"There should be mandatory sentencing laws for killing a police officer. That punishment should be death. The convicted should not be able to live if he has no respect for the people who protect us. Fry him!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"21 Nov 2009 02:08:58 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1286607","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"did i hear correctly that the grandmother said it was an "accident"?? is she nuts??? her grandson is a criminal and worse, a killer!!!!!!!!!!! how could she say such a stupid thing. her son was robbing a dunkin donuts. was that an accident???? this simpleton should should fry. the sad thing is that this idiot has provreated!!!!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":18290019,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"21 Nov 2009 02:38:17 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"fb_1255749063","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1286732","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"In a way I agree with GOLDFIHAREGOOD, however, as a Taxpayer, it would be less money that would be spent if he was alive. It is bad enough that money has been spent on his trials and transferback. The odds of money that is going to be spent for his penalty and possible appeals is too much. Look at Mumia Abu Jamal. After all these years, he is still alive.."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"21 Nov 2009 04:24:40 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1287094","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Give him the death penalty as he gave Officer Cassidy. Why should we give him shelter, clothing. food, medical , exercise and a warm place to sleep and air conditioning at the expense of the tax payers. The poor senior citizens can't even get half of that on a fixed income and those out of work too."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396494_70649557","adminTags":null,"views":263,"createdBy":18291157,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Cassidy Jury Sent Home, No Sentence Yet","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2802110,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"21 Nov 2009 04:37:36 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":8,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"1234567","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1287129","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Death is the choice, however he should be killed in ths same fashion as poor Officer Cassidy... shot and killed and left to die just as thay poor officer. His child would be better off without him. "}],"error":"","totPages":1}

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