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  thatguy, 8 Jul 2005 @ 11:55am

  
  

  Underage

  True but the sentence was only so light becuase he was convicted just days before turning 18. I'm sure he would have been burned at the stake or whatever if he was an adult...

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  JJ, 8 Jul 2005 @ 4:28pm

  
  

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  The reason he got such a light sentence is that he was still a juvenile when he commited the crime he was charged with. That's why he was tried in juvenile court. The maximum sentence for any crime (even 1st degree murder) commited by a juvenile is 10 years in prison under German federal law.
  
  I think it's important to see that verdict in that context...

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