Death penalty sought in slaying

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 04:00 CST - Cook County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for Reginald Potts, the man accused of killing pharmaceutical rep Nailah Franklin last year. Franklin, 28, went missing in September 2007. Her partly decomposed body was found 10 days later in a wooded area of Calumet City. <p>

BY <a href="mailto:eherman@suntimes.com">ERIC HERMAN</a> Criminal Courts Reporter eherman@suntimes.com
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Does anyone have any updated information as to the status of the defendant Reginald Potts and what is happening in regard to the murder charges. I can see he is going from traffic court, to criminal court but there are no news updates regarding this matter...

I don't see any more recent news...

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You guys gotta resist the "quick fix" temptation of wanting the death penalty. You realise that only a few countries around the world (Arab states and the US) still use the death penalty?
Its kinda third-world mentality to think you'll get the right man every time.
Saker.

Especially in Illinois.. after DNA evidence started being used to review old cases I think a lot of people on death row actually got freed in the last decade or so... there was a moratorium on the death penalty for a while.