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Pastimes : Another Good Reason Not To Be Married -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neenny who wrote (5704)	10/22/1999 3:37:00 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Respond to of 6545

Whats the matter...he did not like doing all the chores? "This is marriage, Figaro!"

To: Neenny who wrote (5704)	10/22/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6545

DEFINITELY ANOTHER REASON... Man Gets 4 Months for Killing Wife nytimes.com FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A man who shot his wife to death after finding her with a lover got four months in prison Friday -- about as much as the judge could impose after the jury recommended only probation. ``This is not how we wanted the case to turn out,' prosecutor James Cook said. Earlier this week, the jury found Jimmy Watkins guilty of murder but decided he acted with ``sudden passion' when he discovered his wife, Nancy, with Keith Fontenot at the couple's home last December. The jury recommended 10 years' probation. On Friday, Judge Robert Gill sentenced Watkins to four months in prison in addition to the probation. Because of the jury's recommendation, the most the judge could have given Watkins was six months behind bars. Watkins admitted killing his wife and wounding her lover. He claimed temporary insanity. Watkins still faces trial on attempted murder charges in the shooting of Fontenot. He could get life in prison. Jurors said they recommended probation because they didn't think Watkins could be rehabilitated in prison. ``We feel for the family, but Jimmy needs help. The prison system just won't give him help,' juror Alex Davis told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Another juror, James Laurie, e-mailed the newspaper, saying: ``I pray Jimmy will use the break that we gave him to turn his life back in the right direction.' Watkins bowed his head and wept as the jury's decision was announced. ``I'm sure it was a very difficult decision for that jury to wrestle with, but we're pleased with their decision,' defense attorney Kyle Whitaker said.