Attempted Murder Of An Attorney? No Jury Will Ever Convict!

Thought we could get a funny headline from this headline (& we did)

Mistrial Declared in Trial of Man Accused of Trying to Kill Attorney

but the rest of the story is less usual than one might expect:

A mistrial was declared Wednesday when jurors deadlocked in the retrial of a doctor charged with the attempted murder of a Newport Beach attorney he blamed for his pancreatic cancer.

"Humor" aside, the croaker in this case seems an obvious danger to society & should probably be put away forever, or simply have his lunatic paranoid-rage-filled head separated from his body. We're not death penalty absolutists at WEB OF EVIL (& ENNUI) & at 66 this stupid jerk's too old to stop being an attempted murderer, so why should anyone's taxes support him in prison for another 20 yrs.? I mean, lookit this shit:

Austin was convicted in March of stalking and trying to kidnap the victim following years of contentious litigation stemming from a road-rage conflict in San Diego. Jurors in that trial, however, acquitted Austin of assault with a deadly weapon and deadlocked 8-4 in favor of guilt on a charge of attempted murder with premeditation and deliberation.

The defendant faces a possible life sentence if convicted in a retrial on the attempted murder charge, which also includes a sentencing enhancement for being armed with a firearm in the commission of a felony.

According to prosecutors, Austin’s troubles started in October 2008 when he got into a road rage confrontation in San Diego that resulted in his arrest on charges of carjacking, robbery and vandalism. He pleaded guilty to vandalism and was ordered to pay restitution to the victim, Cheryl Johns.

Austin settled a civil suit with Johns for $250,000, but he later sued Farmers Insurance, alleging his insurance policy should have covered the settlement. Lehavi successfully defended Farmers Insurance in the lawsuit and Austin was ordered to pay $60,000 in attorneys fees.

Austin appealed and then sued Lehavi, alleging a racketeering conspiracy. Lehavi won again and Austin’s attorneys fees swelled to $100,000.

Austin grew “obsessed” with Lehavi and “blamed her personally,” even later blaming her for his cancer diagnosis, prosecutors said.

Who will save us from these meddlesome "professionals" & the fucking morons on juries? How can someone who escalated a road rage incident* into carjacking be allowed back on the streets, let alone be allowed to sue his victim?

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*Note that both of Dr. Death's known would-be victims were of the female persuasion. Think he's a Republican?