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To: Lurking Libertarian

“Minnesota cop is held without bail and faces up to 25 years in prison ....She will now consider from the state regarding their so-called Blakely issues – aggravating factors that they say speak to a need for a higher sentence than someone with Potter’s lack of criminal record might otherwise receive on the charges....

The maximum for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years; for second-degree, it’s 10 years. But Minnesota judges follow sentencing guidelines that normally call for less - just over seven years for first-degree, and four years for second-degree.

Prosecutors have said they will seek a longer sentence due to aggravating factors, which is what they did in former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial for killing George Floyd.”

Daily Mail, which often gets things wrong but....


23 posted on 12/23/2021 12:34:24 PM PST by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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To: Mr Rogers

Wow...commie judge said no bail.....right before Christmas for somneone who has never committed a crime and always made court appearences and has a 100k bail in effect.


24 posted on 12/23/2021 12:40:30 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Delete FB, TWTR, GOOGL, AMZN, YHOO, Gmail/chrome. Use Gab, Brave + DDG, VPN, Freerepublic )
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