Janklow sentenced to 100 days in jail!

1 posted on 01/22/2004 2:12:00 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs

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Ouch! That wrist must be aching 'bout now.

2 posted on 01/22/2004 2:13:04 PM PST by theDentist (Boston: So much Liberty, you can buy a Politician already owned by someone else.)

Janklow to Be Sentenced in S.D. Accident

2 hours, 19 minutes ago

By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former Rep. Bill Janklow is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in his boyhood hometown of Flandreau, S.D. The 64-year-old former governor and state attorney general was convicted Dec. 8 of second-degree manslaughter, speeding and running a stop sign, as well as reckless driving which killed motorcyclist Randy Scott.

South Dakota does not require minimum sentences, so the judge's discretion ranges from no time behind bars and no fines up to a total of 10 years in prison for the manslaughter count, 14 months in jail for the lesser counts and $11,400 in fines. Judge Rodney Steele also could require restitution or community service or set other special conditions.

Whatever the sentence, the judge likely will rely heavily on a presentence report that includes facts on every aspect of Janklow's life, his driving record and comments from the Scott family.

In Janklow's case, the document likely will include a report prepared for his trial but not entered into evidence that shows when he was stopped for speeding but not ticketed. That report was sealed.

An Associated Press review of South Dakota court records shows most people convicted of second-degree manslaughter get at least some time behind bars. Forty people have been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter since 1989, according to computerized court-system data. A review shows that 32 of those people were sent to prison or jail.

The average jail term was six months, and the average prison term was nearly seven years. About half of the convictions involved traffic accidents.

Janklow was state attorney general and, later, governor on and off beginning in the 1970s, before being elected in 2002 to South Dakota's lone House seat. The seat will remain open until a June 1 election.

The motorcyclist's family is suing the former politician for unspecified damages.

Because Janklow resigned after he was convicted, no proceedings were launched against him in the House of Representatives. The House historian's office could not say whether any other member had ever been convicted of a similar charge, because it does not keep records on criminal cases that do not result in House action.

3 posted on 01/22/2004 2:13:09 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs ("NOBODY PUT'S BABY IN THE CORNER!!!")

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Pretty light sentence for vehicular homicide while under the influence, don't you think?

4 posted on 01/22/2004 2:13:15 PM PST by CholeraJoe (Currahee! 3 miles up, 3 miles down. Hi Yo, Silver!)

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Who said it did not pay to be a politician and have "friends" in high places???

5 posted on 01/22/2004 2:14:32 PM PST by cynicom

Pretty light sentence for vehicular homicide while under the influence

I never read he was under the influence.

6 posted on 01/22/2004 2:14:45 PM PST by Glenn (MS:Where do you want to go today? OSX:Where do you want to go tomorrow?Linux:Are you coming or what?)

To: Hillary's Lovely Legs

Only a 100 days. Sigh.

7 posted on 01/22/2004 2:15:13 PM PST by mewzilla

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A little over 3mos....does that seem right?

8 posted on 01/22/2004 2:15:24 PM PST by mystery-ak (Almighty God, Embrace with Your invincible armour our loved ones in all branches of the service.)

LOL...He'll be out in time to run for his old seat!

9 posted on 01/22/2004 2:15:32 PM PST by My2Cents ("Failure is not an option.")

Was he shown to have been DUI?

I had not heard anything abut that....

Tia

10 posted on 01/22/2004 2:15:36 PM PST by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")

To: Hillary's Lovely Legs

That's all?? This is why, when any polititian (no matter party affiliation) pretends to know or care how the rest of us live, I either laugh or barf....

11 posted on 01/22/2004 2:15:48 PM PST by Annie03 (donate at www.terrisfight.org)

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This is an outrage. Some idiot killed a dog in CA a while ago and got more time in jail.

12 posted on 01/22/2004 2:16:00 PM PST by battlecry

Pretty light sentence for vehicular homicide while under the influence, don't you think?

It's disgusting.

13 posted on 01/22/2004 2:16:04 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs ("NOBODY PUT'S BABY IN THE CORNER!!!")

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I thought the head of your article read this way:

Janklow to Be Sentenced in S.D. Accident

2 hours, 19 minutes

14 posted on 01/22/2004 2:16:38 PM PST by My2Cents ("Failure is not an option.")

No evidence either way was introduced. He alleges he was "having a diabetic reaction." Either way he was impaired.

15 posted on 01/22/2004 2:16:49 PM PST by CholeraJoe (Currahee! 3 miles up, 3 miles down. Hi Yo, Silver!)

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That sentence in and of itself is a crime. Is the judge a friend of janklow's?

16 posted on 01/22/2004 2:17:13 PM PST by zlala (Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security. -Burke)

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Disgrace. He probably appointed the judge. I can't even imagine the pain of the victims family.

Maybe he'll run for re-election this November.

17 posted on 01/22/2004 2:17:31 PM PST by Finalapproach29er ("Don't shoot Mongo, you'll only make him mad.")

Probably an equally unjust sentence.

18 posted on 01/22/2004 2:17:41 PM PST by My2Cents ("Failure is not an option.")

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What a joke! 100 days for killing another human being?? Where's the justice in this sentence? Excuse me, but this is like giving Bill Janklow the moral equivalent of a traffic ticket!

19 posted on 01/22/2004 2:17:42 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)

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It's good to be a politician *Ping*!

20 posted on 01/22/2004 2:17:47 PM PST by Pubbie (Hillary is not running in 2004 - GET OVER IT People!)

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