You are members of a jury.
Today you will discuss the case of 6 criminals.
All 6 of the criminals said that they committed the crimes.

You can punish a person with a warning, a fine, jail, the death penalty, or a combination of these.

The maximum punishments for the following crimes are:
Assault: 5 years
Rape: 7 years
Theft: 3 years
Breaking and entering: 3 years
Drunk driving: 6 months
Manslaughter: 4 years
Murder: life imprisonment or the death penalty.

Ruth Tipton, age 73,
Crime: Drunk driving, manslaughter
Case description: Mrs Tipton is an alcoholic. She was in the hospital a long time because of this. In the past 10 years police have arrested her four time for drunk driving.

On July 10, Mrs Tipton was driving home from an afternoon party: she was drunk. She hit a 3-year-old girl on a tricycle. The girl died. Mrs Tipton says: "I'm sorry; I promise to pay the little girl's parents some money every month. I will never drink again!"

George Raveling, age 18, high school dropout
Crime: Theft [ shoplifting ]
Case description: On July 28, Raveling went to a grocery store with two of his friends. While there, he put 13 bars of chocolate in his pocket and tried to leave without paying. The manager caught him. He says: "I'm really sorry. I didn't know I had to pay for the chocolate."

Paul Jones, age 35, unemployed, married, [ two children ]
Crime: Breaking and entering; theft
Case description: Mr Jones lost his job at a wood factory two years ago. His wife is also unemployed. On the night of December 22, Mr Jones stole two bicycles from the Ford Bicycle Shop. No one was in the store at the time of the robbery. Police caught him and found the bicycles the next day. Mr Jones says: "I only wanted to give my kids something for Christmas."

Jimmy Jackson, age 24, taxicab driver
Crime: Assault: rape
Case description: On the evening of January 1, Mr Jackson and his girlfriend had a big argument. Later on the way home, he went to a bar and got drunk. He saw two university girls [ ages 18 and 19 ] alone in the bar, and he followed them out to their car at about 1am. There, he beat them both, and raped them. Mr Jackson says: " The fight with my girlfriend and the alcohol made me crazy. I am sorry. "

Susan Smith, age 43, secretary, widow [ four children ]
Crime: Murder
Case description: In the last 7 years, Mrs Smith has called the police eight times. Each time, she told police her husband was hitting her. In fact, she went to hospital with serious injuries four times last year.

On March 6, police received a call from Mrs Smith's neignbor. They went to the Smith's house. They found Mrs Smith with a gun in her hand. Mr Smith was on the floor dead. Mrs Smith says; " I'm not sorry I shot my husband. I thought he wanted to kill me."