Back to prison, with 50 prior felony convictions

WWMT TV Kalamazoo ^ | January 7, 2009 - 5:24 PM | WWMT TV Kalamazo

[MaryFromMichigan]

The record on 57-year-old Cassandra Grant shows a whooping 50 prior felony convictions.
Sentencing guidelines this time around suggested a maximum sentence of a little over two years, but she could face more than eight this time.

[MaryFromMichigan]

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Someone who is all too familiar to police and prosecutors is going to prison after committing 50 felonies.

The record on 57-year-old Cassandra Grant shows a whooping 50 prior felony convictions. Prosecutors say this is the epitome of a career criminal.

"I was shocked, I seriously thought it was a typo," said Assistant Prosecutor Stuart Fenton. "Usually someone has three or four prior felony convictions, five, six, seven, eight, but I've never seen anywhere close to this many prior convictions."

Grant's crimes have not been violent ones, but ones that cheat out banks, stores and individuals.

"Everything under the sun when it comes to fraud," said Fenton, speaking of Grant's prior convictions. "Uttering and publishing, forgery, larceny, grand theft, no account checks."

Grant has been in and out of jail and prison, and on and off probation for most of her adult life.

This week, she was sentenced after pleading guilty to passing bad checks at a Kohl's department store.

You would think someone with more than fifty felonies would automatically be sent away for a long time, but sentencing guidelines this time around suggested a maximum sentence of a little over two years.

"They are rarely, if ever, rehabbed," said Fenton. "They are career fraud artists basically, yet the legislature doesn't recognize that in sentencing guidelines."

In this case, Judge Pamela Lightvoet decided to exceed the sentencing guidelines and sentenced Grant to a minimum of eight years.

[hometoroost]

Followed the link. Extremely guilty.

[henkster]

As I like to say:

Serving a life sentence...three weeks at a time.

[absolootezer0]

mi ping!

[MaryFromMichigan]

Michigan ping.

With such lenient sentencing guidelines, I wonder how much time she served for the first 49 felonies.

[DieHard the Hunter]

Only 57 convictions? She’s a rank amateur. Some of the career crims here in NZ amass 100 or more convictions...

...before they are 30. Such is the wisdom of concurrent sentencing.

[absolootezer0]

"Usually someone has three or four prior felony convictions, five, six, seven, eight

usually?!? USUALLY?!? and these people wonder whats wrong with MI?

[TSgt]

Useless without pictures...

[UglyinLA]

I recommend that Michigan pass a “50-strikes and your out” law.

[absolootezer0]

that’s one of the problems up here. get charged with half a dozen crimes, plea bargain it down to a just one.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Not just a picture, but a short video!

[absolootezer0]

i’d advise against it. we’re talking hellen thomas here.

[Colvin]

Follow the link...
GUILTY!!!

[absolootezer0]

I recommend that Michigan pass a “50-strikes and your out” law.

but then MI would be a red state.
besides, if we followed that suggestion, we would probably have to put a wall around detroit and call it a huge prison tho.

[DocH]

Useless without pictures...

Cassandra + Michigan + Greed + Cheating + Fraud + Uttering and Publishing + Forgery + Larceny + Grand Theft + No Account Checks + Passing Bad Checks =

Well, one can IMAGINE who/what it is (follow the link, and one would be RIGHT).

[TSgt]

SMOKING HOLES WHERE MY EYES ONCE WERE GUILTY!

[ninonitti]

. "Uttering and publishing, forgery, larceny, grand theft, no account checks."

Casandra come on down............. the SEC/Treasury/Fed has a job for you

[Hot Tabasco]

Grant's crimes have not been violent ones, but ones that cheat out banks, stores and individuals.

Then send her to the U.S. Congress, she's got all the qualifications.....

[clee1]

Piker.

A few more and she’d be considered as qualified as a Demoncrap member of Congress.

[jammer]

...Uttering and publishing...

What is that?