By Kaylee Foote
First off, I will admit that I have not followed this case completely from the start. About two or three months ago I became interested in it, and I have been following it ever since by reading many articles and watching the trials live when I get the chance. However due to that fact that I am a high school student, the hours in which the trials are broadcasting conflicts with my schedule.
On October 4th 2009, four young men broke into the home at 4 Trow Rd. in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. The four young men were Christopher Gribble, Stephen Spader, Quinn Glover and William Marks. Some went to that house with plans of stealing, others with plans of murder. That night will forever change the lives of Jaimie and David Cates. That night Jaimie watched her mother be murdered and then she herself was stabbed repeatedly and left for dead.
Each of these four young men received different sentences. Spader is in prison for life for murder and attempted murder. Gribble was in for life, but he is pleading that he is “not guilty; for reason of insanity,” and, if it is proven that he was insane at the time of the murder then he does not have to serve time in prison. Glover and Marks have 20-40 years in prison because they both testified against Spader and got a lesser sentence than him.
I agree with the sentences that Glover, Marks and Spader have gotten, but I do not agree with the fact that Gribble might be able to be let off for reason of insanity. He killed Kimberly Cates, and he should be punished for that. He should not be allowed to get off with no punishment at all. He was as much involved with the killing of Kimberly as Gribble was, and they should receive an equal sentence for that.
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