his public defender is saying that he most likely get 9-16 months and he has already served 6 and has yet to be arraigned. he has no prior record and the robbery was unarmed. he supposedly got away with 7 grand. i was just wondering how realistic is it for him to get 9-16 months considering this crime? it seems like too much of a lenient sentence for a crime like this. please answer if u have knowledge of this or your opinions are welcome
2006-08-07 18:07:02 · 18 answers · asked by John D 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Sweetheart. I think that you are under stress. Well, I am sure you are. Are you by chance the person that you call "my friend"? Your question has been posted a total of 19 times! I just can tell you something:
It doesn't matter if this is the first time and if the robbery was unarmed, this was a serious crime. Nowadays, you even have to watch what you say because even a comment like, "I have a bomb in this bag" is serious and you can go to jail. We have to take care of everything we do. There are always consequences. What I think is that he is going to spend 9-16 years in jail. Not just months.
2006-08-07 18:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by neighbor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Undoubted, the Public Defender will ask him to plead guilty at some point for a lesser sentence, but the arraignment is strange...if he hasn't been arraigned, then technically he is being held illegally....arraignment is an order by the court to detain someone until trial and bail can be set (provided that there is no risk of flight, etc.) It was/still is a mandatory 20 year prison sentence for any crime involving a weapon. However, his PD is probably not really trying to do much...especially if the crime is being tried in one of the larger cities. The PD is paid poorly compared to private attorneys and just put in their time till they can establish their own practice or join a firm. I would look first at the arraignment issue (we are not talking guilt or innocent), but the law must be equally applied to all and usually arraignment is very fast, often within the nest day or two. There are some hotlines for further information, and a letter to the presiding judge may be warranted, or even go to a local TV station to focus attention on the issue. We can't keep a person in limbo without a trial or an arraignment.
2006-08-07 18:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to be honest with you he is actually lucky to have that. Usually the prosecution will try to push more. Although it was unarmed he still took 7 thousand dollars and people were probably scared for their lives if they witnessed the scene. He may not have had a weopon but nobody knows that until later. But I believe it is a pretty fair sentence and it will give him time to refelct on what he has done and he can work towards something better. Everyone makes mistakes and you have to face the consequence but it is fair. he may also be able to negotiate a way out of jail and house arrest or probabtion if he is good for like 3 months into his term.
2006-08-07 18:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by roadrage1124 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not realistic. First it will depend if they consider his crime robbery or armed robbery. (used a weapon) Depending on which he could get something in the vicinity of 4-8 years. In IN you serve only half if you if you do good time, but I'm not sure how PA does it. But he is looking at years not months. The time that he has already served will be subtracted from the sentence that he will be given.
2006-08-07 18:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by BONNI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd be surprised at what he will probably get. Actually, that sounds about right for a first time offender. Robbery usually has a 2-10 yr sentence plus a large fine attached. but with the overcrowding of the prison system, they are letting people out earlier if they have been on good behavior. He'll have to do alot of probation time after that. but that is better than being in jail, right?!
2006-08-07 19:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by RangerBob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is lenient. Bank robbery is a serious crime and even if it was UNARMED it is still serious. He had to have threatened the workers in the bank, otherwise they wouldn't have given him the money. Think of how they felt to be in that situation, and think of how the patrons of the bank felt. He should be locked up for years, but the way our justice system works he'll be out on probation in 6-12 months.
2006-08-07 18:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by sukditup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to know more about the crime and PA statutes to tell you for certain. However, for unarmed robbery the national average for the MAX is 3 years (repeat offenders). Also, it depends on how he pleads and the skills of his PD.
2006-08-07 18:11:36 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is in county lock-up, in most places that time counts double, so if he's been in there for six months, it should count as an entire year. You're right about worrying. Defense lawyers cannot accurately predict what the final sentencing will be. He's guessing. If the judge does a pre-sentencing investigation, that could either help or hurt him, depending on his history.
2006-08-07 18:15:08 · answer #8 · answered by Candidus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can they tie him to anymore crimes, 9-sixteen months ability its a classification D legal they're charging him with he's getting off fortunate. Who knows as a usual time criminal he could get off slightly extra common than somebody with a protracted checklist of priors. It does look lenient yet nevertheless no detention center in PA is superb.
2016-11-04 02:48:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him rot in prison. He should have got 9-16 YEARS instead of 9-16 measly months.
2006-08-07 19:21:00 · answer #10 · answered by go UCLA bruins! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋