There is a fine line between a place so terrible that it serves as a deterrent to a life of crime and an inhumane hole we throw people in to forget about them.
While most parishes in the state will resume jury trials as soon as the moratorium on such proceedings expires (the end of this month), New Orleans is taking a more cautious approach.
In total, Mr. Brooks will likely spend a good chunk of the next decade behind bars - which might be better than the wrath of the 2 wives he left behind.
Unfortunately for Christina and Mark Rotondo their 30-year-old son plans to appeal. There has not been a set date for him to move out yet. The Judge will have to give the date and time and we all eagerly await.
The new law will allow the court to exercise "statutory authority to designate sole or joint ownership between the parties or a sharing arrangement," in much the same way custody of children is decided.