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William Clyde Gibson III

When I sit down to put a case together I need for things to be nice and quiet and to not be in the middle of things. I have recently taken up the task of attempting (again) to stop smoking and one of the key issues is to stay busy. Sitting in a quiet room with just my notes and my computer makes it more difficult so I have already researched the next four cases that I plan to blog about. All four cases are similar in nature as they are death penalty cases but they are also similar in other ways. By the time I had finished with my research I was nearly sick not necessarily of hearing the words “mitigating circumstances” but the excuses given that defense attorney's felt qualified. I get so tired of hearing that defendants had a “bad childhood” or the “poor” guy was under the influence of drugs or alcohol so we should just excuse his behavior. It is said that despite the fact that William Gibson is serving time for three murders, all of which he has admitted to,...