Comments on: Judge for a day - II: Escapee edition http://apublicdefender.com/2008/05/02/judge-for-a-day-ii-escapee-edition/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:43:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: dan deering http://apublicdefender.com/2008/05/02/judge-for-a-day-ii-escapee-edition/#comment-31980 dan deering Tue, 20 May 2008 18:22:27 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1182#comment-31980 whoever squelled on her i have abouslety no respect for also prison serves no useful purpose 90% of inmates could be relesaed and put in communty based programs and save the tax payers billons of dollars and rehailabted back into sociecty which is what prison is supposed to do but fails miserably just look at what she acconmlised on her own give her a fullpardon and save the state a lot of money the only pepole who should be in prison are white collar crimminsl ripping of the average citzen what about murder charges for george bush 4000 plus deaths in iraq and all those he laughed about as they were excuted in texas lets get real about this woman she is no threat to anyone why not make public the name of the person who tipped of the authorities whoever squelled on her i have abouslety no respect for also prison serves no useful purpose 90% of inmates could be relesaed and put in communty based programs and save the tax payers billons of dollars and rehailabted back into sociecty which is what prison is supposed to do but fails miserably just look at what she acconmlised on her own give her a fullpardon and save the state a lot of money the only pepole who should be in prison are white collar crimminsl ripping of the average citzen what about murder charges for george bush 4000 plus deaths in iraq and all those he laughed about as they were excuted in texas lets get real about this woman she is no threat to anyone why not make public the name of the person who tipped of the authorities

]]> By: SPO http://apublicdefender.com/2008/05/02/judge-for-a-day-ii-escapee-edition/#comment-29700 SPO Mon, 05 May 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1182#comment-29700 After 32 years, you have to wonder if there's a way a prison bed could be used more effectively. I agree that some time is warranted, although she's doing it now, while she awaits the final disposition, and I am sure that the time she is doing is far from pleasant. My law and order bona fides is about as good as it gets--I would never have turned this woman in. After 32 years, you have to wonder if there’s a way a prison bed could be used more effectively. I agree that some time is warranted, although she’s doing it now, while she awaits the final disposition, and I am sure that the time she is doing is far from pleasant.

My law and order bona fides is about as good as it gets–I would never have turned this woman in.

]]> By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2008/05/02/judge-for-a-day-ii-escapee-edition/#comment-29689 Gideon Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:58 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1182#comment-29689 That's interesting. The article stated that the co-d got out about a year after she escaped - essentially serving 2 years total. Would she not have served the same amount if she had stayed in? If so, then she should do about a year. That’s interesting. The article stated that the co-d got out about a year after she escaped - essentially serving 2 years total. Would she not have served the same amount if she had stayed in? If so, then she should do about a year.

]]> By: Greg Jones http://apublicdefender.com/2008/05/02/judge-for-a-day-ii-escapee-edition/#comment-29686 Greg Jones Mon, 05 May 2008 19:20:40 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1182#comment-29686 I practice criminal defense law in Michigan. Had she stayed in, she could have gotten a reduction of 1,314 days off her 10-year minimum, or about 3.6 years off, for good behavior. That might not include the additional 50% she could get off for "special good time" in addition. Furthermore, when she would have been in, everyone in the prison system received a number of 90-day sentence reductions (about another two or two-and-one-half years), due to overcrowding. She did one year or a little more, has lost all her good-time, and won't get the benefit of the 90-day sentence cuts. She could have been out in another two to three years, had she not escaped. My clients did the time. I favor rehabilitation, but don't think she should get off without doing at least what she would have done, had she not escaped. However, prosecution for escape, a 5-year consecutive sentence, usually with a one-year minimum, would be overkill, though that's what almost all escapees face. I practice criminal defense law in Michigan. Had she stayed in, she could have gotten a reduction of 1,314 days off her 10-year minimum, or about 3.6 years off, for good behavior. That might not include the additional 50% she could get off for “special good time” in addition. Furthermore, when she would have been in, everyone in the prison system received a number of 90-day sentence reductions (about another two or two-and-one-half years), due to overcrowding. She did one year or a little more, has lost all her good-time, and won’t get the benefit of the 90-day sentence cuts. She could have been out in another two to three years, had she not escaped. My clients did the time. I favor rehabilitation, but don’t think she should get off without doing at least what she would have done, had she not escaped. However, prosecution for escape, a 5-year consecutive sentence, usually with a one-year minimum, would be overkill, though that’s what almost all escapees face.

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