I was just reading over some of the recent court documents, for my county. This is what I found. All sentences were issued during the same week.
MONDAY; Female age 19 . Theft. Class D Felony., One year in prison. All suspended but Four days. Credit given for two days already served. Why sentence to One year, if the actual sentence is merely four days. Just say a Four day sentence for a Class D felony?
Male age 50.  failure to register as a sex offender, Class D felony. One year, six month with credit for 180 days already served. So he gets a one year sentence. Assuming he gets good behavior credit for the 180 days served, (which is usually 1 day for each day served). Equals 270 days credit. Which in turn means he has credit for 270 days. Which leaves him 275 days in jail. Assuming good time credit for time he will spend in jail he will serve 137 days, or 4.5 months in jail of a 1 1/2 year sentence.
TUESDAY
Male age 32.  Domestic battery Class D felony. Criminal confinement, Class D felony. Intimidation. Class D felony. Sentenced to 3 years in prison with credit for 163 days served.
Female age 43.  Theft, Class D felony. Sentenced to ONE (1) day, with credit for 1/2 day served as a Class A misdemeanor.
WEDNESDAY
Male age 28. Attempted dealing in methamphetamine. Class B felony.   Neglect of a dependent. Class C felony.  Two counts of aiding in theft. Class D felony. Ten years in prison with credit for 89 days earned.
Thursday
Female age 23. Possession of methamphetamine. Class D felony. Ssentenced to a year and a half in prison. ALL suspended.  WHAT? Why bother to sentence her?
Female age 26. Neglect of a dependent, Class D felony sentenced to ONE day in prison with a HALF day credit earned.
Male age 56. Criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Class D felony as a Class A misdemeanor, Sentenced to 180 days in prison with all but TWO days suspended.
Does any one see a trend here? Very small sentences, (in the end). For felonies. I remember reading about a man many years ago in Texas who received a life sentence for stealing a 5 cent candy bar.
Do these small sentences curtail future crimes.? Probably not.
That Is How I See It,
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