“The matter was discussed by the Special Circumstances Committee late Wednesday and the decision to seek death was made by the chairman of the committee, Assistant Dist. Atty. Curt Hazell.”
“One of the things that Sara Jane was asked in court yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Eleanor Hunter was, 'Are you pleading guilty because you are in truth and in fact guilty and do you stipulate that there is a factual basis for the guilty plea?' to which she replied, 'Yes.' In light of what she said after walking out of court, we can only assume she was lying to the judge, or lying to the press to save face. The judge is obviously concerned.”
