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FiveGoodMen

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7. Someone didn't think that headline through

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:06 PM

Oct 2013

The article says "the appellate body vacated the sentence and remanded the case back to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas" due to the fact that the defendant wanted to change his plea at sentencing time and wasn't allowed.

He raped her because she was black, but the sentence being vacated had nothing -- at least officially -- to do with race.

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Pennsylvania court vacates sentence of man who brutally raped 11-year-old girl because she was black [View all] Playinghardball Oct 2013 OP

I'm thinking a lot of things get the red out Oct 2013 #1

Dumb...but it's not like he'll all of a sudden be found not guilty Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #2

This weeks episode of ... GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #3

New trial, maybe the antichrist will be given a polyester test this time. Read the artcle uppityperson Oct 2013 #4

I hope that he gets at least the same sentence in the next trial. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #5

So maybe now they'll have a trial... ljm2002 Oct 2013 #6

Someone didn't think that headline through FiveGoodMen Oct 2013 #7

A little misleading, he is still going to be retried. n-t Logical Oct 2013 #8

This is one of those "disgusting but correct" rulings. Xithras Oct 2013 #9