Help Ward Bird of Moultonborough

songkrai · 12-28-2010, 10:14 PM

"Maybe mandatory sentencing with any deviation being approved by a panel of judges or arbitrators."

A valid suggestion.

But another layer of government. Most today are seeking less government.

And if this was an option then all would appeal to this panel slowing down the legal process. And making it more costly in a day when all governments (except this town) are running a large deficit.

I go back to my original statment. Mandatory sentencing is flawed. This case is proof.

If the judge had discretion then this person probably would not be where he is. The judge had to go by the statutes as written by the General Court.

12-28-2010, 10:14 PM	#11
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 742 Thanks: 35 Thanked 149 Times in 101 Posts	"Maybe mandatory sentencing with any deviation being approved by a panel of judges or arbitrators." A valid suggestion. But another layer of government. Most today are seeking less government. And if this was an option then all would appeal to this panel slowing down the legal process. And making it more costly in a day when all governments (except this town) are running a large deficit. I go back to my original statment. Mandatory sentencing is flawed. This case is proof. If the judge had discretion then this person probably would not be where he is. The judge had to go by the statutes as written by the General Court.