Attorneys Want Mental Evaluation For Holly
Posted: January 25, 2013 at 5:56 a.m.
Zachary Holly, center, is escorted to a Benton County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Nov. 28 after an bond hearing at the Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville.
Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl in November want a mental evaluation for their client. Zachary Holly, 28, of Bentonville is charged in connection with capital murder, rape and kidnapping, all Class Y felonies. He also is charged in connection with residential burglary, a Class B felony.
At A Glance
What Holly Faces
Zachary Holly could be sentenced to either life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted of capital murder. The punishment for kidnapping and rape is 10-40 years or life imprisonment. However, Holly faces a minimum of 25 years in prison if convicted of raping someone 13 and younger. He faces five to 20 years in prison if convicted of residential burglary.
Source: Staff Report
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Regardless of a mental evaluation, if you murder a young girl, you get the death penalty.
Posted by: Te
January 25, 2013 at 9:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Te,
Amen
Posted by: AutopilotAR
January 25, 2013 at 11:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
An application of vigilante justice neck streaching and this cat wouldn't have a mental to evaluate.
Posted by: Moneymyst
January 26, 2013 at 1:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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