Mason Sisk: Boy, 17, found guilty of murdering 5 family members won't face capital punishment
LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA: Mason Sisk, the teen who killed his entire family back in September 2019 has been held guilty by the court. The Limestone County jury after a nine-day retrial of the Elkmont resident, made their decision. Sisk, 17, killed his 38-year-old father, John Wayne Sisk; 35-year-old stepmother, Mary Sisk; six-year-old brother, Grayson; four-year-old sister Aurora, also known as ‘Rorrie; and six-month-old brother, Colson.
The sentencing will be done on July 25 and he is likely to get life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Sisk will not face the death penalty due to his age as he was just 14 at the time he committed the multiple murder. His first trial in the fall of 2022 was called a mistrial after prosecutors informed the court that FBI computer experts have now access to Sisk’s stepmother’s phone. The second trial which concluded on Thursday, April 27 had several witnesses testifying. After deliberating for nearly two hours, Sisk was declared guilty, reports Al.Com.
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Alabama State on capital punishment
Alabama allows capital punishment to the convict, and as per Kirk Drennan Law, the state has 175 inmates on death row currently. Since the law was introduced in 1976, it has held 67 executions. "Capital murder trials are split into two parts. There is first a trial where a jury of your peers will determine guilt or innocence. It is the job of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt," as per the website.
The statement further continued, "If you are convicted of capital murder, there is a second trial, called the sentencing trial. During this trial, either the judge or jury hears aggravating and mitigating circumstances to increase or lessen the degree of criminal responsibility for the crime."
'I know that he's disappointed'
Sisk's defense attorney, Shay Golden, was asked about his client’s reaction and possible appeal against the verdict. "I know that he's [Mason's] disappointed. It's difficult, he emotes in his way,[and] he doesn't have anyone really to help him with that," Golder told WAFF. “We're confident we're solid on the ground for appeal. It just feels like this inevitably will have to be tried again", added Golden.
