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Wolf6151
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| Tom Shean wrote: | | texans_uk wrote: | | Wolf6151 wrote: | | Why isn't he in prison? |
It was a misdemeanor. |
Really? Is pointing a gun at someone's face and shooting around them while they beg for mercy is a misdemeanor now?
Damn, it's all gone to hell. |
In Texans it's aggravated assault w/deadly weapon and it's a 1st degree felony. I don't know what messed up state he was arrested in but making that a misdemeanor is just nuts. He should still be in jail unless he got probation. |
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texans_uk
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| Wolf6151 wrote: | | Tom Shean wrote: | | texans_uk wrote: | | Wolf6151 wrote: | | Why isn't he in prison? |
It was a misdemeanor. |
Really? Is pointing a gun at someone's face and shooting around them while they beg for mercy is a misdemeanor now?
Damn, it's all gone to hell. |
In Texans it's aggravated assault w/deadly weapon and it's a 1st degree felony. I don't know what messed up state he was arrested in but making that a misdemeanor is just nuts. He should still be in jail unless he got probation. |
Yeah in England you would get sent down for about 5 years for having a firearm, another 5 for threatening someone with it, then be out in 18 months because of our wonderful justice system 
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kenney
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:23 am Post subject: |
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| Wolf6151 wrote: | | Tom Shean wrote: | | texans_uk wrote: | | Wolf6151 wrote: | | Why isn't he in prison? |
It was a misdemeanor. |
Really? Is pointing a gun at someone's face and shooting around them while they beg for mercy is a misdemeanor now?
Damn, it's all gone to hell. |
In Texans it's aggravated assault w/deadly weapon and it's a 1st degree felony. I don't know what messed up state he was arrested in but making that a misdemeanor is just nuts. He should still be in jail unless he got probation. |
He obviously plead to a misdemeanor. It's extremely common and it's how the justice system works: someone commits a crime and then hires a lawyer to convince the prosecutor that they should be charged with something lesser. Prosecutors routinely consider a person's past legal troubles, their standing/importance to the community, and the detriment to the Defendant's family when giving plea offers.
I've seen 3rd-strike DWIs (normally automatic felonies that carry 25 years) get reduced to 6-months in SAFPF.
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