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Subject: Re: The wheels of Justice turn slow, but - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 30-Aug-83 23:56:50 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 30 23:56:50 1983
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	I don't know if any of you heard about it (it made the network
news), but a while back in Denver, a man shot his wife 5 times in the face,
killing her. He was originally sentenced to two years work-release (he
would keep on working, but spend his nights in jail...big deal!).
	The circumstances were that his wife had moved out earlier because
he beat her (verified by social workers involved), and was coming back to
get something. When she showed up, he saw her coming and blew her away
on the spot. The judge gave the light sentence, saying that she
"provoked" him to shoot by not telling him she was leaving to avoid further
beatings.
	Everyone on up to Governer Lamm lambasted the judge, who finally
called the man back into court and resentenced him to 4 years in jail.
This man, as described by Gov. Lamm, "got away with murder".
	I don't know how the judges are in other cities, but this is not an
isolated case in Denver. We've had people who have sexually assualted
multiple children, only to receive 2 days and a short probation. Our
only hope is that everyone remembers who those judges are come election
day and we're asked if they should be retained...but who reminds us of
their records?