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

Digital_Trucker · 09-09-08, 11:27 AM

Guess he should have done all this in France. Evidently he'd only get 20 years there.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-12377,00.html

FIREWALL · 09-09-08, 11:30 AM

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

IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR.

Happy Times · 09-09-08, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Quote:

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

Maybe he has coupons?

kranz · 09-09-08, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

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

IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR.

why not throwing stones to death or burying in ant's nest(?)-oh, you know where.
Two days ago I saw a documentary. A guy got 721+17 life... in San Quentin. I thought it was long but a new record was made...

Platapus · 09-09-08, 12:04 PM

Useless trivia question.

While these huge sentences are great for the press, clearly no one will ever serve them.

What United States prisoner actually served the most time in prison before being released? I am not talking about length of sentence, but actual length of time spent behind bars.

Wolfehunter · 09-09-08, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

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

IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR.

Thats too good for him. They should cut off his jems. But first smash them abit...

Platapus · 09-09-08, 12:14 PM

A friend of mine had the idea of putting an rheostat on the Electric Chair so the power could be slooooooowly brought up to the appropriate level. And for particularly heinous crimes the power could be brought up, and then down, up, then down.

He has a nasty streak in him

Rhodes · 09-09-08, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

A friend of mine had the idea of putting an rheostat on the Electric Chair so the power could be slooooooowly brought up to the appropriate level. And for particularly heinous crimes the power could be brought up, and then down, up, then down.

He has a nasty streak in him

Me like his idea!!!

SS107.9MHz · 09-09-08, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Guess he should have done all this in France. Evidently he'd only get 20 years there.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-12377,00.html

not at all, should have done it in Portugal:

In portugal, homicide has a harder sentence than infanticide
Sexual abuse of an infant has the same treatment.
Children in Portugal are treated has half a person, must be the same principle has kid sized meal, half the size, half the justice...

Just so you know:
any sexual act involving a child under 14 age gets 1 to 8 years in prison.
If the crime involves anal coitus the time rises from 3 to 10 years.

These don't involve exihbitionist (being it visual, written or said) wich can amount up to 3 years, or from 1/2 to 5 years if there is intent to acquire financial gain.

And these are all fairly recent in our penal code... We had a supposed case of a child molester in our parliament (who was aquitted) involved in a HUGE scandal called casa Pia(a home for orphaned and very poor kids), involved a ex-ambassador and a famous tv presenter/journalist, etc, ... Taking account on these laws...Seems to me there might b a lot more of them if you ask me...

09-09-08, 10:57 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 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.

09-09-08, 11:02 AM	#2
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: 19,362 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. __________________

09-09-08, 11:27 AM	#7
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Guess he should have done all this in France. Evidently he'd only get 20 years there. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-12377,00.html __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

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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 ???

09-09-08, 12:04 PM	#11
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Useless trivia question. While these huge sentences are great for the press, clearly no one will ever serve them. What United States prisoner actually served the most time in prison before being released? I am not talking about length of sentence, but actual length of time spent behind bars. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-09-08, 12:14 PM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A friend of mine had the idea of putting an rheostat on the Electric Chair so the power could be slooooooowly brought up to the appropriate level. And for particularly heinous crimes the power could be brought up, and then down, up, then down. He has a nasty streak in him __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.