MANKATO, Minn. – The lead attorney for Adam Favel expressed disappointment with the guilty verdicts against Fravel for murder. Zach Bauer, of Rochester, told news reporters: “You may disagree with a verdict, but you must accept the verdict.” The peer jury system is basic to American jurisprudence, he said. “Can the sentence be negotiated?” Bauer was asked at a news conference. Bauer responded that he expects the judge to follow the usual sentencing guidelines. For first-degree degree murder, there is mandatory life in prison with no opportunity for parole. Bauer noted, however, that first-degree murder convictions are reviewed routinely by the state Supreme Court. He said he didn’t know yet whether he would be involved in the Supreme Court review. Bauer described Fravel as well as the Fravel family as emotionally devastated, especially his mother.
Bauer. At courthouse front door after verdict.