Originally Posted by
ElizabethConley
What bugs me about the Tucson murders is that the perpetrator hasn't been charged for murdering the child or the two retirees yet, nor assaults against the 13 other people who were merely wounded. I read this in a blog, and thought that surely this was nonsense. Then I checked various news sites. I find no mention of murder charges or charges stemming from assault with a deadly weapon.
As I understand it, they're filing certain charges in Federal court, and other charges in the state court.
Personally, I'd much rather they take whatever time they need to insure the filings are completely accurate and the case isn't tossed on a technicality.