" You're right it shouldn't affect her sentence. But lets be realistic, this is America and as shallow as it sounds looks make a difference. Even the sheriff called her gorgeous. If she looked like Helen Thomas the judge would've thrown the book at her. Not to mention the poor kid would have killed himself.
LOL
From the looks of Helen Thomas's face can you imagine what the rest of here must look like?
They should post a naked picture of her in every cell in Gitmo.
If she'd looked like Helen Thomas, the kid would never be able to live it down.