Post #93084

Author: DanielB
Parent topic: Riddles
Link to post in topic: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93084/action/topic#93084
Date created: 12-Feb-2005, 12:56 AM

A man is put on trial for murder. He pleads guilty to first-degree murder. However he is not sentenced, and is allowed to go on living his life in the community. You can assume this man is not insane - he was found guilty of murder. Why wasn't he sentenced to life-imprisonment?