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Du Pont will not get death penalty
PHILADELPHIA — Multimillionaire John E. du Pont will face a life sentence instead of the death penalty when he goes on trial on charges of murdering an Olympic wrestler.
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Delaware County District Attorney Patrick Meehan said Tuesday the decision was made after a thorough analysis of the case's facts and the applicable law.
"Our analysis causes us to conclude that no aggravating circumstance is present," Meehan said. "Accordingly, the death penalty is not a sentence which can be imposed in this case."
Under Pennsylvania law, any of 16 aggravating circumstances must fit in order to seek the death penalty. Among them are murder of a hostage, murder of a police officer or firefighter, murder as a result of torture, and murder of a victim under the age of 12.
None of the aggravating circumstances fit this case, according to Meehan's office. With the death penalty no longer an issue, du Pont would face an automatic penalty of life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.
The decision also means du Pont's lawyers can request that he be released on bail. The judge is not required to release him, however. Ball requests can be turned down if a judge decides that the defendant is a danger to himself or others, or that he may flee.
Du Pont's lawyers had no comment on the prosecutor's announcement.
Du Pont is charged with shooting wrestler Dave Schultz to death on Jan. 26 on du Pont's estate, in the Delaware County suburbs of Philadelhia.
According to the wrestler's widow, Nancy, du Pont drove up to the Schultz's residence on the estate and, without warning or provocation, pulled a pistol and opened fire. Schultz, 36, died from three shots to the torso.
Du Pont then drove home and held off police for two days before being captured.
Meehan said he consulted with Nancy Schultz before alerting Judge Patricia Jenkins that he would not file a notice of aggravating circumstances at du Pont's arraignment.
A statement released on behalf of Nancy Schultz said that she understood the decision.
"She has every confidence in the professionalism of the Delaware County District Attorney's office," the statement read.
Du Pont, 57, has been held without ball in Delaware County Prison since his Jan. 28 arrest.
A hearing is scheduled before Jenkins tomorrow on a variety of motions, including du Pont's competence to face trial.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The greatest pitcher in the world is holding court in the bullpen early one morning.
By Paul Newberry The Associated Press
Maddux rules baseball with his soft pitches
Greg Maddux hasn't even put on his cleats yet. Still, when he hets the rubber in his tennis shoes and begins a discussion about his favorite mounds in the National League, it doesn't take long to draw an audience.
Standing a mound above the rest
Journeyman Rod Nichols watches intently. Youngsters Tom Thobe and Chris Brock listen, perhaps hoping that some of Maddux's genius will rub off.
This is where it all begins for the greatest pitcher in the world. Even in the early days of spring training with the Atlanta Braves, Maddux is seeking perfection.
Four consecutive Cy Young awards are nice. His first world championship meant a lot. But those are things he considers beyond his control. Maddux gets ultimate pleasure seeking that moment in time when he puts together the perfect windup, the perfect delivery and the perfect follow-through.
"I think if you do everything mechanically correct, it's impossible for the ball not to go where you want it," he said. "It really is. It's just like a golf swing. If you make the absolute perfect golf swing, the ball is going to go where you're aiming it."
Maddux said pitching was no different. If he makes the perfect windup and delivery, the ball is going to go where he wants it to.
Of course, perfection is an elusive thing. While Maddux may be coming off the two greatest seasons in pitching history — it's right there in the numbers— there's always some little nuance, some little movement that can be done just a little bit better. He operates in a world that no one else, not even a seasoned baseball person, can possibly comprehend.
"He's the most intelligent individual in pitching that I've ever been around," said Leo Mazzone, the Braves pitching coach. "His thought process about the game of baseball, about how he approaches hitters, knowing how hitters approach him and how he thinks about what they're thinking, is the smartest I've ever been around. What separates him is his intellect."
Maddox also conceals a fiery temper beneath his shoulder-shrugging, "Who, me?" persona. Fans sitting behind home plate have been warned to expect a flurry of expletives when he's on the
mound. Even on swinging strikes, he's liable to curse himself unmercifully because the pitch wasn't in the exact location where he had wanted it.
"Here is a guy who doesn't have that many bad games," said teammate Tom Glayne.
wears his glasses, he could pass for an accountant or a high school history teacher.
Maddux turned his unimposin physique to his advantage. Instead of trying to throw harder, he learned to throw softer.
"What separates him is his intellect."
Standing 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds, Maddux hardly looks like the greatest pitcher in the world. When he
"Sometime you say to yourself, 'How can this guy be so mad? He's just had 14 complete games in a row, he has his first bad game, and he gets mad like that?' That tells you what kind of competitor he is. He expects himself to go out there and do it perfect all the time," Glavine said.
Two years ago, Maddux had a 1.56 ERA while the cumulative league average was 4.21 — a staggering 2.65 differential that is the best ever recorded. The second-best came last year when Maddux had a 1.63 ERA — 2.55 below the league average of 4.18.
"Everybody is capable of doing it," he said with shrug. "You can't learn to put more on the ball. That's a different kind of thing. But anybody can learn to take more off. Some just do it better than others."
the last pitcher to win the National League Cy Young before Maddux began his amazing streak in 1992. "He doesn't appear to throw too many pitches he's not happy with. But when he does, you know about it. He can have a temper tantrum with the best of them, a lot of times better than any of us can have."
Leo Mazzone Atlanta Braves pitching coach
"Mentally, you really have to trust yourself, 'he said. "It takes a little more trust in yourself hard than throwing hard. I lost enough games trying to put more on the ball, so finally I said, 'Maybe I should try to take more off.' If you get beat enough trying to do something, you eventually change. I was pretty much forced to change."
Off the field, Maddux
comes across as a mischievous, Eddie Haskell-type character with a twisted sense of humor.
"I have a sense of humor that the more disgusting it is, the more funny it is to me," Maddux admitted, saying it probably stems from his affection for older brother Mike, also a major league pitcher. "You know how you always look up to your big brother. If you see him doing something vulgar and enjoying it, you learn to enjoy it and appreciate it, too. We had a lot of fun seeing how vulgar we could be in front of our sister."
The vulgar humorist is just as much a part of Maddux's persona as the soft-spoken, bespectacled man who enjoys sitting at home with his 2-year-old daughter, watching television.
You begin to realize there are no simple definitions to Maddux's psyche, just as there is no simple way for hitters to figure out what pitch they might see next.
It's all part of being the greatest pitcher in the world.
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