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Ms. Toad

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1. That sentence will almost certainly be appealed on the basis of that video.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2025, 03:42 PM

May 2025

The state asked for a 9.5 year sentence. The judge imposed 10.5 after being moved by the video which put words into the victim's mouth which might or might not represent what the victim would have felt.

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That sentence will almost certainly be appealed on the basis of that video. Ms. Toad May 2025 #1

That was my first thought as well. The family probably was told Maru Kitteh May 2025 #2

Their attorney, at least publicly, is saying it is perfectly fine. Ms. Toad May 2025 #5

Very very slippery slope k_buddy762 May 2025 #3

How could the defense let that go unchallenged? Coventina May 2025 #4

It may have been challenged and overruled. n/t Ms. Toad May 2025 #6

So a fictionalized made up account put forth as a "victim's statement," Ok then. harumph May 2025 #7