Being the Judge of Lesley Gosch’s Death Penalty Case

Being the Judge of Lesley Gosch’s Death Penalty Case
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Being the Judge of Lesley Gosch’s Death Penalty Case
Abstract
No person has the right to kill. As such, nothing can justify Lesley Gosch’s action of shooting and killing Mrs. Patton. Gosch deserves the death penalty since he murdered an innocent mother of two even without waiting for her husband to honor his command to deliver $100 and $50 bills to North Star Mall within 45 minutes. The paper focuses on the facts of Gosch’s case, mitigating and aggravating circumstances, whether or not the defendant should be sentenced to death, and the merits and demerits of a death penalty.  
Introduction
Legally, if a person takes away the life of another person, he or she should be sentenced to death. No one is allowed to murder other people, and it is against the bill of human rights. Lesley Gosch and his crime partner John Rogers wanted to extort money from Frank Patton, the president of Castle Hills National Bank, San Antonio, Texas. As a result, these criminals kidnapped Rebecca Patton, the wife to Mr. Patton, at her home at Alamo Heights so that her husband would take money to where he was directed. Mr. Patton was ordered to carry $100 and $50 bills and take them to North Star Mall within 45 minutes, where he would receive further instructions (“Case Study: Lesley Gosch,” n.d.). The criminals were clear that the failure to adhere to these instructions would lead to the murder of Mrs. Patton. After going through the facts of the criminal act planned and conducted by Lesley Gosch, it is clear that the individual should be sentenced to death since he is a danger to society and has proved that he cannot change for the better based on his current and previous criminal history.
Facts of the Case
Indeed, it all started on 18th September 1985 at around 2:30 pm when Mr. Patton received a call from his wife (“Case Study: Lesley Gosch,” n.d.). After answering the call, Mrs. Patton told her husband that someone would want to speak to him. A male unfamiliar voice was heard speaking and ordered Mr. Patton to gather $100 and $50 bills and deliver them to North Star Mall within 45 minutes if he wanted his wife to be alive (“Case Study: Lesley Gosch,” n.d.). However, seven minutes after the call, the Alamo Heights Police Department went to Mr. Patton’s home only to find Mrs. Patton dead. The victim had been shot in the head. Even after hearing the sad news, Mr. Patton gathered the money and went to deliver it as instructed being accompanied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in plainclothes. The agents took their position nearby North Star Mall. Nevertheless, the criminal who had ordered the money did not arrive since he had already killed Mrs. Patton and fled the scene of the crime. Lesley Gosch, who was 29-years-old during the time of the crime was apprehended after a San Antonio group of bankers offered a $100,000 reward to anyone who would give information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of Mrs. Patton’s murderer (“Case Study: Lesley Gosch,” n.d.).
Aggravated Circumstances
Gosch and Rogers are murd...