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SENTENCING
Recently
a career criminal was before the Courts charged with manufacture and
supply of methamphetamine. When arrested, the maximum sentence
available was 14 yrs imprisonment.
After
his arrest and before his trial, the Government increased the
penalty for manufacture and supply of methamphetamine to one of life
imprisonment.
The
sentencing Judge gave him 10 years so he will be elible for parole
at 1/3rd of the sentence.
What
was so wrong with the Judge saying “You are lucky that the present
penalty of life imprisonment was not available at the time of your
arrest. In light of the seriousness that the Government views this
offending, I am sentencing you to 14 years”.
Does
anyone receive the maximum for anything? Surely that Judge was in
contempt of Government? |
