512 counts of kidnapping added to Ariel Castro's indictment

[complain jane]

512 counts of kidnapping tacked on among other charges

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/12/19440862-ariel-castro-now-faces-977-count-indictment-prosecutors-announce?lite

[HooptieWagon]

1. How do prosecuters come up with 512?

Appears to be 3 to me.

[shenmue]

2. Number of times he allegedly did the particular crimes

Not the number of victims.

[complain jane]

6. this is just the kidnapping charges

512 kidnapping charges

900+ charges overall

so I'm not sure where they're getting 512 kidnapping charges either

[bluedigger]

3. I'm thinking they are attempting to overwhelm the defense.

By presenting so many counts or charges they are indicating their determination to get a conviction. And just one guilty count of kidnapping should be enough to get a life term in this case. The real point is to make the defendants cop a plea to avoid the possibility of the death penalty, and settle for what they would believe is an inevitable life sentence. This would be a just outcome, as it would relieve the victims from the burden of what could be a lengthy and psychologically cruel trial. It's a good strategy, and I hope it works.

[Gravitycollapse]

4. I do not want to be the juror that has to read the count decisions.

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. This seems just a bit like overkill. In fact, all it could be all-time over-charging record.

977 counts? It's going to take a life sentence or two just to read them all.