Suspect takes plea deal in fatal fight at Dillon Beach

Way to go Marin DA's Office. Love that you're letting murderers off with barely more than a slap on the wrist!

Just because these three didn't plan to kill Casey Adams, doesn't mean that they should not face serious consequences for his death. One year in jail (which is what Mr. Bell received for his role in Mr. Adams death) in exchange for someone's life is ridiculous.

All of the attorneys, sheriff's deputies and other "officials" involved in this case should be ashamed of themselves. Mr. Adams deserved better from all of you!

Perhaps He had a run-in with one of West Marins notorious Clam-Gangs that have made a foothold in the area?

The DA should be ashamed. Anyone who participates in a violent crime should do some serious time IN a state prison. Isn't there supposed to be some sort of deterrent factor in sentencing criminals? Shame on thedefense attorney for splitting hairs. As if striking the first blow that was "not fatal" exonerates the coward. If it were their loved ones' lives that wee lost, it would be a different story. I hope the murdered man's family sues the asses off the perps.

yeah, but maybe now you can get revenge for poor Casey, since u now know u can get away with it, go get them!

What about manslaughter? Battery is nothing when a life was ended. Vote for a new DA come re-election!!!!

Housewife: i say u should get out and take justice in ur own hands, get revenge!

Thanks to all of you who were able to recognize the injustice of all of this. I am Casey's sister and I am tired of the DA treating my brother's case as a misdemeanor. If it had been their families it would have been different. I fought against this plea agreement just as I fought against the one for Bell. We have to go to trial for Martell we might as well have for Marcus as it would have been the same trial. There was absolutely nothing gained from this except it shortened the courts time. Unfortunately, we have to live with this for ever...

People, dont you see what I am talking about thier is a problem with the marin county justice system.

Was that a well written sentence?

three to one!

cant they be tried as cousining death by committing a crime i dont know the section or wording but they commited ack that led to a death of a person or if thier is a section like that but three to one

if they were steeling a dollar they could all be charged with murder even if only one hit a person and that person died..

{this is not law facts just thougths on what could be a law }

WHAT? All of these defendants need to be charged with murder! what an
injustice to the family and to society!!!!!!!!
this is a erroneous article? I cant believe it!!!!!
these 3 sorry excuses of human beings need a good beating in prison,
no prison for marcus??? he deserves prison like the other 2, 4 years
for killing someone in 2008, what a joke! judicial system sucks big time,
perfect example here. I hope they are beaten to a pulp!!! or death

All three should get ten years in prison at a minimum. They admitted they were in a fight but that is no excuse for leniency. The message that their light sentencing sends is that it's OK to kill someone. I don't know how the whole scene played out or who started the fight, but the fact remains that these three individuals took a life and they need severe punishment. I think ten years would be enough to make those clowns respect life.

District Attorney Tom Brown needs to lose his job. Wait till next election, we will not forget this abomination of justice.

DA's are like that everywhere, if it had been a cop that had his belt touched or resisted, then he would have gotten the sentence you wanted. But the DA's dont care about people fighting as long as it's not one of their own. Bottom Line. Everyone go back to work.

Hey D. Bell, I bet you are enjoying a nice large flashlight in your butt crack right now.

John: Plz tell us more what they did to you?

Hey new DA for Marin;
Tom Brown is not an elected official. He is a deputy in the office.

Live by meth, die by meth. No jury would convict any of them of manslaughter. They would have been aquitted for sure. The perps and the victim were all wasted on alcohol and illegal substances. The defense would have totally trashed the victim's character. You simply take your chances with your life when you mess with drugs.

MarinOne you don't know what your talking about...my brother was a well respected member of the community. He ran an insurance company, he wasn't some loser like the three who killed them...that's all the time I am going to waste on you.

Looks like the message is already getting out that it's okay to jump and beat a man. Look at the Bolinas man who was just jumped and beaten. Luckily he didn't die, I am so glad for his family that they didn't have to endure our suffering. I just wish the DA would have fixed their mistakes on my brother's case and charged Martell, Marcus and Bell appropriately. I mean these guys are getting attempted murder, and the guys who killed my brother get battery? I guess that is what happens when none of the parties are residents of Marin County, the DA doesn't want to waste any of their time.

MarinOne wrote:

Live by meth, die by meth. No jury would convict any of them of manslaughter. They would have been aquitted for sure. The perps and the victim were all wasted on alcohol and illegal substances. The defense would have totally trashed the victim's character. You simply take your chances with your life when you mess with drugs.

court history would tell a diffrent story

i saw a court case once werte a person was being charged with auto theft
but it was a drug deal and then auto stolen

plus that saying the law only aplies to people of perfect people

degree of intoxication can be taken to acount in spesific inten crimes
premeditation / not this, is not a case of premeditation from the story in the paper

Caseys Sister wrote:

MarinOne you don't know what your talking about...my brother was a well respected member of the community. He ran an insurance company, he wasn't some loser like the three who killed them...that's all the time I am going to waste on you.
Looks like the message is already getting out that it's okay to jump and beat a man. Look at the Bolinas man who was just jumped and beaten. Luckily he didn't die, I am so glad for his family that they didn't have to endure our suffering. I just wish the DA would have fixed their mistakes on my brother's case and charged Martell, Marcus and Bell appropriately. I mean these guys are getting attempted murder, and the guys who killed my brother get battery? I guess that is what happens when none of the parties are residents of Marin County, the DA doesn't want to waste any of their time.

i think ther us attorny should look over the case

and i wonder why marin one said what he/she said