Man To Serve 848 1/2 Years In Prison

Platapus · 09-09-08, 10:57 AM

http://www.kpho.com/news/17420518/detail.html

"A judge sentenced a man to 848 1/2 years in prison, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced Monday.

On Friday, Judge Maria del Mar Verdin handed 18 life sentences, five 20-year sentences, seven 17-year sentences, four 5-year sentences, and nine 1 1/2-year sentences to James Wallace Galloway, 52, said Mike Scerbo, a spokesman for the county attorney's office"

I bet a good lawyer can get that 1/2 year taken off.

The sad thing is that with today's penal system over crowding and Time off for good behaviour, this guy will probably only serve half his sentence.

Digital_Trucker · 09-09-08, 11:02 AM

The article didn't say whether those were consecutive or concurrent sentences. I hope consecutive.

Platapus · 09-09-08, 11:05 AM

Well since the total sentence is 848 years, I assume that many of them are consecutive.

Personally I am against concurrent sentences. If you are guilty of committing two crimes than you should do the sentence for two crimes.

Digital_Trucker · 09-09-08, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Well since the total sentence is 848 years, I assume that many of them are consecutive.

Personally I am against concurrent sentences. If you are guilty of committing two crimes than you should do the sentence for two crimes.

I would assume that, too, but you know how things get reported some times. Someone may have just taken a calculator to them and added them up. I heartily "concur" regarding the concurrent sentence theory.

Happy Times · 09-09-08, 11:21 AM

Hes lucky if he gets to serve that 1/2.

SUBMAN1 · 09-09-08, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Times

Hes lucky if he gets to serve that 1/2.

I wouldn't say that. He is not lucky if he lives long enough to serve that half year. What kind of life is that?

-S

FIREWALL · 09-09-08, 11:30 AM

I think for the crimes cited he should only serve 5 minutes.....

IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Man To Serve 848 1/2 Years In Prison http://www.kpho.com/news/17420518/detail.html "A judge sentenced a man to 848 1/2 years in prison, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced Monday. On Friday, Judge Maria del Mar Verdin handed 18 life sentences, five 20-year sentences, seven 17-year sentences, four 5-year sentences, and nine 1 1/2-year sentences to James Wallace Galloway, 52, said Mike Scerbo, a spokesman for the county attorney's office" I bet a good lawyer can get that 1/2 year taken off. The sad thing is that with today's penal system over crowding and Time off for good behaviour, this guy will probably only serve half his sentence. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	The article didn't say whether those were consecutive or concurrent sentences. I hope consecutive. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Well since the total sentence is 848 years, I assume that many of them are consecutive. Personally I am against concurrent sentences. If you are guilty of committing two crimes than you should do the sentence for two crimes. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Hes lucky if he gets to serve that 1/2. __________________

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I think for the crimes cited he should only serve 5 minutes..... IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???