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Journeyman

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9. It would be nice, in cases like this, where both parties wish the case to be dropped. . .

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 04:38 PM

Aug 2015

there'd be an option to call for adjudication by a small group of judges, so no one individual -- with emotional resistance to leniency in specific types of cases -- would not be able to wreck such havoc on another's person's life.

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Should Zachary Anderson's life be ruined? [View all] pnwmom Aug 2015 OP

I saw this story. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #1

Welcome to the War on Drugs. Just fill in this blank, right here....nt Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #2

NY Times article on the case... PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #3

Thank you! I'll add this to the OP! pnwmom Aug 2015 #8

Was there anything cited by the judge for this sentence? Was the DA involved in a plea deal? aikoaiko Aug 2015 #4

Maybe minimum mandatory? Another WOD product from Uranus. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #6

On edit--It looks like the judge had discretion here, he should appeal under abuse of discretion.... msanthrope Aug 2015 #7

Hopefully they will prevail. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #12

If you read the NY Times article apparently the Prosecutor didn't recommend PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #10

They needed to have the DA go to bat for them with that type of judge and that didn't happen aikoaiko Aug 2015 #11

He needs to appeal. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #5

It would be nice, in cases like this, where both parties wish the case to be dropped. . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #9

Followup: Judge yet to decide on teen offender's re-sentencing... PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #13