On March 24, 2023, Aiden Fucci was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 25 years. Meaning Aiden Fucci may be released from prison by the time he is 45 years old. Personally, I have mixed thoughts on the verdict.
For starters, I conducted a lot of analysis about juveniles being charged as adults, juveniles receiving life sentences, and juveniles who commit murder. For the most part, my opinion is unchanged and I feel as though there is scientific proof to support the notion that juveniles can be rehabilitated. Additionally, most juvenile crimes are more spur of the moment, self-defense, drug related crimes.
With that being said, Aiden Fucci committed a heinous premeditated crime, which begs to question whether or not he can be rehabilitated. Factor C of the judges verdict cited he probably couldn’t be rehabilitated due to the nature of his crime (Law & Crime, 2:00).
According to Dr. Prichard, who testified in the case-
In most instances, my view is that juveniles deserve the possibility of parole and for that reason, I must side with the judge. Do I think Aiden Fucci should be paroled in 25 years? No, absolutely not. However, I do believe that our criminal justice system should focus on rehabilitation rather than punitive action.
Right now, there are people in jail with longer sentences for far lesser crimes and they do not have the possibility of parole, which is why I think the judge didn’t come down as hard on Fucci as he could have. In a sense I feel as though he was lucky the death penalty was not an option, so I don’t think he really needed parole too. Afterall, Aiden Fucci did not commit a spur of the moment, accidental killing. Fucci planned the details of the murder weeks in advance.
Realistically, I doubt a parole board will deem him eligible in 25 years, but even if they do, he will have to show how jail helped him. Up until this point, it was reported that Aiden was having some issues with commissary and the other inmates in jail, thus showing improvement is less likely. Again, who knows, maybe he does a 360 in prison, though the nature of his crime proves there is something seriously wrong with him.
Ultimately, in this case, given the constraints of the law, I agree with the judge and think Aiden made the right choice to plead guilty.
Click HERE for a short summary of the case and click HERE for a timeline of events with references.
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