he was arrested on 6-6-06 on a probation violation and one court was on 8-2-06 and he gave him a year in jail with 124 days credit for time served and a release date of 12-14-06 and the other judge he saw on 8-10-06 and she gave him a year in jail but only 35 days credit for time served and that release date is 7-4-07 how can that be they are a week apart
2006-09-05 22:00:19 · 7 answers · asked by blazenredhotmommy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
What are you leaving out of the equation? Why was he in front of 2 different judges withn 1 week for? Judges can almost do whatever they choose to do in there own court room. neither of them had to credit him with even one day so the fact that he was credited with something by both of them should make him feel lucky. every judge has there own opinion on how justice should be dealt out and as long as it is not in violation of any laws or constitutional rights there is not a lot that can be done. Did you know a judge in Vermont gave a child molester only 60 days? Not much can be done. The only thing he can do is appeal on or bth the judges decisions, but an appeals court judge could decide both judges were too lenient and make him serve the whole year with no time credited. Law is not an exact science, break it and you are at the mercy of those who run it.
2006-09-05 22:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by Wilkow Conservative 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mesmartz is correct. Each could be applying a different definition of "time served". There are also a number of other factors that go into the sentencing formula.
Did he actually serve 124 days as of 8-2-06? Or was that a typo?
2006-09-06 05:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The quick answer is that all judges are given "discretion", which means they can make up their mind and not just follow a formula. The longer answer needs more information from you. He shouldn't be before two judges for the same crime, so chances are he was charged for two separate things. He could have been charged for the probation violation, and some other charge, from before, or a new charge.
2006-09-06 09:12:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since he was on "Probation, the court already gave him a chance to get Straight, apparently he did not, then he went to court w/ the 1st Judge, well the 2nd Judge apparently saw the he had the Probation then Violated it, so he/she will give a Stronger sentencing because of the chances he had to straighten up.
2006-09-06 05:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by tinytinker79 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Judging someone is just that JUDGING them according to your own interpretation of the law - law is there to be defined and clarified by each judge and can differ in each case - it is not like mathmatics where 1 + 1 = 2 in law one judge may be strict at construing the law while another may be more lenient...
2006-09-06 05:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by mesmartz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why did he have hearings before two different judges? I think you are living some important facts out that may be the reason why there are two different calculations.
2006-09-06 05:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
May be the severity levels of their crime amounts to same punishment...
2006-09-06 05:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by Ajit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋