A Wolfpacker's Perspective Sep 13, 2008
If it were up to the NCAA, a shoplifter would get 25-to-life while a thief would get a suspended sentence. So instead of a chip-shot extra point, the ball was moved back to make it a 35-yard kick. (StateFans.com)
'Voodoo-cursed' woman is jailed Sep 12, 2008
Rejecting a defence plea for a suspended sentence, she told the defendant from the moment the tax credit benefit was introduced she was "involved in fraudulent claims". She hid both her 40,000-a-year salary and her partner's existence to fool the authorities. (BBC News -- UK)
Cold case: Who killed Marlo McQuillar? He'd made mistakes in his life. But Marlo McQuillar told a local judge he was cleaning up his life for his baby son, Marlo Jr., before he was killed. Sep 12, 2008
McQuillar, along with several other defendants in the case, received a suspended sentence. He promised Bass he'd stay out of trouble. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
* Soweto Rugby Club threatens to quit union over racism Sep 12, 2008
Soweto temporarily cut its affiliation with the union in 2006 after a white player was given a suspended sentence for calling a black player a kaffir, Bhorat said. It then asked the union to put in place processes to deal with racism, which, he said, hasnt happened. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Top football agent Roger gets suspended sentence Sep 10, 2008
The Associated Press Published: September 10, 2008. A former agent for French football stars Nicolas Anelka, Claude Makelele and Patrick Vieira was given a two-year suspended jail sentence Wednesday for mismanagement and falsifying records while president of Swiss club FC Servette. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Benefiel's plea gets four years Sep 10, 2008
Balaban argued for a suspended sentence. He said Benefiel needs treatment for psychological and chemical dependency issues, not further incarceration. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Vietnam officials jailed on graft Sep 10, 2008
Former transport ministry official Bui Tien Dung was jailed for 13 years, seven others for up to seven years and one received a suspended sentence ... One received a two-year suspended sentence for gambling. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
Gary Coleman Hits Fan With Truck Sep 8, 2008
Coleman, who was employed as a security guard at the time, later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges and received a suspended sentence. News. (Actress Archives)
Sex killer 'could not be stopped' Sep 5, 2008
Summers was then given a suspended sentence rather than jailed for flouting the order. He removed his electronic tag to get round restrictions which were meant to stop him visiting her home. (BBC News)
Town hall on juvenile crime draws big crowd but no easy answers Sep 5, 2008
An earlier check on one of the recent thugs arrested revealed he had an extensive arrest record, was arrested for assault, and the judge gave him a 2 1/2 month suspended sentence. Total bull. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Jailed N.H. legislator has criminal record in several states Sep 4, 2008
In 2001, the state tried to have a judge impose a suspended sentence from an earlier conviction, arguing that Ryan has run a "clandestine" law office and posed as a lawyer while working at the Manchester firm. At a court hearing, Ryan's probation officer said he thought that if Ryan were on the street, he would be repeating his offenses. (Boston Globe)
Woman sentenced in murder case Sep 4, 2008
Poore was given a 10-year suspended sentence for her role in the crime that authorities said involved luring Sheffield to the area where he was subsequently beaten and shot. Kevin Leon Cross, 25, and his half-brother, Gary Wayne Olsen Jr., 24, were charged with first-degree murder. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
* Police investigate claims of sexual assault at temple Sep 2, 2008
The suspect, identified as Tsai Hung-chieh (R), 24, has a previous fraud conviction and is serving a suspended sentence of four years, the officer said. The investigation followed news reports that up to a dozen homosexuals who visited a temple for gays to improve their chances of finding a lover claimed they had been swindled out of money and sexually molested by a male priest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gold'en Rant : Why Did The UK Government Fail To Back Gary McKinnon? Sep 1, 2008
You can mow down a kid in your car and get off with a fine or suspended sentence. But hack into a US set of computers and you're dead in the water. (ITProPortal)
Siemens $56 Million Fine in Enel Bribery Case Is Quashed by Federal Court Aug 30, 2008
Last month, a former manager of that unit in Munich received a two-year suspended sentence and a 108,000 euro fine. Today's case is BGH, 2 StR 587/07. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Biden's former NH coordinator jailed Aug 30, 2008
He was given a suspended sentence. In 2006, he signed an agreement saying he would pay back the money by May 2007. (Concord Monitor)
Abie Nathan, 81; Israeli activist founded 'Voice of Peace' radio Aug 28, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Illicit drugs policy is working: AFL Aug 28, 2008
" While the 14 positive tests for drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana is an increase on the nine players who tested positive to similar recreational drugs in 2006, Demetriou said the league had carried out more than double the number of drug tests in 2007. That means a smaller percentage of players have returned positives, with more than 1,100 tests carried out last year compared to 486 in 2006. But the AFL introduced a number of tweaks to the illicit drugs policy, including carrying... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Judge to rule on park ban ordinance Aug 28, 2008
He was given a three-year suspended sentence. He completed a 10-year term on the registry in 2006. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
In Anaconda district court Aug 28, 2008
The county attorney's office is recommending Bush receive a one-year deferred sentence and 250 fine for the bad checks charge, a three-year deferred sentence and 1,000 fine for the meth charge, and a six-month suspended sentence for the paraphernalia charge. Sentencing will take place later. (Montana Standard, MT)
G20 protest sentences overturned Aug 28, 2008
Julia Dehm, 25, had her seven-month suspended sentence reduced to 250 hours of community work. Dehm had applied to have her conviction overturned so that she could practice as a lawyer. (The Age)
Israeli Peace Pioneer Abie Nathan Dies At 81 Aug 28, 2008
" In 1989 he was jailed for 122 days, with a one-year suspended sentence if he repeated the offense. He did, and was charged again.It was a measure of the public affection he commanded that during a prison furlough, he was honored with a banquet attended by the cream of the Israeli establishment.In January 1993, with a more moderate government in power, parliament repealed the law banning contact with the PLO, and Nathan immediately flew to Tunis seeking a fresh meeting with Arafat, this time... (CBS News -- World)
Rapid City council member arrested again on DUI charges Aug 26, 2008
In 2006, he was given a suspended sentence and 400 fine for driving while intoxicated. Share This Story. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Judge pleads guilty to drunken-driving charge Aug 23, 2008
Rensselaer Republican. Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts pleaded guilty Thursday in Marion Superior Court to a misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Judge sends estate lawyer to jail Aug 23, 2008
During Friday s sentencing, Damiani told Bozelko, If you d made full restitution today, I was prepared to give you a suspended sentence. He added, If you are able to make full restitution, I ll hear a motion to modify (the sentence). (New Haven Register, CT)
Games v Grannies Aug 23, 2008
It gave them a one-year suspended sentence and told them to abide by "relevant rules". Chinese citizens can be sent to re-education camps for up to four years by the police without first having to be convicted in a court of law. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Barton is target of legal action by a second victim of his violence Aug 22, 2008
The 25-year-old midfielder is currently serving a suspended sentence for the training ground bust-up with team-mate Dabo, 31, who is now playing with Lazio in Italy. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Louisiana youth getting a break Aug 22, 2008
In a pre-disposition report from that motion, "factors contributing to delinquency were noted to be that 'Jesse is associating with a negative peer group involved in a continuous suspected delinquent behavior' and that 'there is not much supervision in the youth's home.' Jess Ray was given a suspended sentence of custody and placed on probation for a year, and ordered to house arrest with electronic monitoring. For the following year, he received counseling and attended school. When his... (New Milford Times, CT)
Bossier Parish man get 50 years for killing Benton woman in 2006 Aug 21, 2008
BENTON, LA (KSLA) - It was 50 years without probation, parole or a suspended sentence for the man behind a Benton murder back in 2006. James Coffman received the sentence Tuesday. (KSLA.com, LA)
NH woman jailed for violating suspended sentence Aug 19, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) 00002FB9 -- A Manchester, New Hampshire, woman has been sentenced for a year for violating a suspended sentence on a 2007 Medicaid fraud offense ... Last year, Boilard was found guilty and given a suspended sentence for intentionally concealing the sale of her parents property while they were receiving Medicaid benefits for nursing home care. (Concord Monitor)
Court helping with domestic violence (8:08 a.m.) Aug 18, 2008
The result can be a suspended sentence and eventual dismissal of charges if the defendant takes responsibility and cleans up his or her life. At this point there are nearly 6,000 cases pending. (New Haven Register, CT)
Domestic Violence Court Docket Helps Defendants Straighten Up Aug 18, 2008
The payoff can be a suspended sentence and eventual dismissal of charges if the defendant takes responsibility and cleans up his or her life ... "I had my most successful day. Four of my clients completed treatment successfully and got suspended sentences," she said ... Before O'Keefe gave Jeffrey Goodwin a suspended sentence and releasing him on probation, he asked a woman in the courtroom about that outcome for the man arrested in March for fighting with her and her teenage daughter in... (FOX61, CT)
Magpier's Barton faces legal action over cigar row Aug 17, 2008
He is currently serving a suspended sentence for a separate assault on ex-Manchester City colleague Ousmane Dabo in a training ground bust-up. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Child Beggar's Father Fights Abusive Teacher Aug 17, 2008
Far more cases end in a suspended sentence. The marabout in a town an hour away from Kaolack was given probation after leaving scars on the backs of five children. (CBS News -- World)
Shelley woman gets 120 days Aug 16, 2008
Peterson called Lynch's kin "the most cohesive unit of a family I have ever seen. "They have forgiven Chitta, that's clear," Peterson said, gesturing to more than a dozen of Lynch's family members in the courtroom.Peterson asked Simpson to impose a suspended sentence and withheld judgment. "This is a case that cries out for a probationary sentence," he said. "I think it's entirely appropriate. She will meld back into the community and become exactly what she was before. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
County attorney does not seek jail for Davis Aug 15, 2008
He was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence for each count, to run concurrently, and to pay $15,854 in restitution. "When you send someone to prison, someone who has committed a violent crime is closer to parole," Edmondson said. (Washington Journal, IA)
Priest facing 30 sex charges Aug 15, 2008
According to a statement tendered by police in opposing bail, Denham was still an ordained priest but had been placed on restricted duties in 2001, precluding him from having contact with children after he received a two-year suspended sentence when he was found guilty in 2000 of two counts of indecent assault. Police told the court that Denham was working for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart as a librarian in the Chevalier Resources Centre and he was a risk to the community. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Brandner is guilty of terrorizing Aug 14, 2008
Wayne Goter, Brandner's court appointed defense attorney, recommended a suspended sentence with supervised probation. Goter said Brandner had a rough childhood, including physical and sexual abuse, and had been diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder and found to be of borderline intellectual functioning. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
* S Korean president grants amnesty to felon tycoons Aug 13, 2008
Chey received a suspended sentence for irregular business practices, including illicit stock dealing and bookkeeping irregularities involving 1. 5 trillion won (now US$1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Missoula man sentenced for robbing pharmacy Aug 13, 2008
Deschamps warned Raisanen that if he violated the conditions of his probation he would go to prison for the remainder of his 17-year suspended sentence. If I see you in eight years and you haven't learned anything, I'll send you to prison for the remainder of that 17 years, Deschamps said. (Missoulian, MT)
HIV-infected man who had unprotected sex avoids jail sentence Aug 12, 2008
Yesterday Kuoth, 29, received a two-year wholly suspended sentence in the County Court after he pleaded guilty to two counts of recklessly endangering the unwitting 24-year-old woman. He was put on a strict community-based order and told he must undergo treatment and counselling, and abstain from alcohol. (The Age)
Mom sentenced for poisoning daughter (23) Aug 12, 2008
Fagg rejected a request from Grudzinski s defense attorneys for a six-year suspended sentence, instead imposing a sentence of eight years with the state Department of Corrections, with three years suspended. Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of 10 years, with five years suspended. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Sentence suspended in neglect case Aug 12, 2008
The plea agreement by the Cerro Gordo county attorney and Goodale s attorney requested a suspended sentence ... He said a suspended sentence, which will stay on Goodale s record, was more appropriate. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Hooligans caught on CCTV Aug 9, 2008
Hooligans get suspended sentences ... James received a 15-month sentence, suspended for two years, and Walker was given a 12-month suspended sentence ... Dea and Westwood each received eight-month suspended sentences. (BBC News -- UK)
Bail remains at $75,000 for 19-year-old arson suspect Aug 9, 2008
In 2007, Elliott, who uses the alias "Shaun," was sentenced to a four-year suspended sentence in Virginia for threatening to bomb a building and for possession of an explosive device, Nardelli said. He is also wanted in Norfolk, Va. (NJ.com -- Times)
Pitrucha pleads down from felony to misdemeanor, gets suspended sentence Aug 8, 2008
Pitrucha, on suspension from SEs football team, received an 11-month suspended sentence. Pitrucha was originally hit with a felony charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 2,000 feet of a school, stemming from an April arrest that allegedly broke up a pot-party at an appartment in the 1300 block of North Second Avenue. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
No jail for man who shot at South Bend officer Aug 8, 2008
St. Joseph Superior Judge Roland Chamblee Jr. on Thursday gave Jerome Osborn a two-year suspended sentence and ordered him placed on probation for two years. Authorities say Osborn traded gunfire with two South Bend police officers who were outside his home on March 25, 2007. (WKRC.com, OH)
Natchitoches Families Seek Answers After Police Evidence Allows Killer Out Of Jail Aug 8, 2008
Hamilton was given a suspended sentence of five years probation for each count. Jamal Joseph says more should be done. (KSLA.com, LA)
Stanley Tippett's wife struggles with allegations of abduction ... Aug 8, 2008
In 2005, he was convicted of criminally harassing his 25-year-old neighbour in Barrie and given a suspended sentence. Later that year, he was also convicted of criminal harassment and breaching a court order after he approached a girl with a phony job offer and stalked her. (National Post)
Man won't face death penalty in murder trial Aug 8, 2008
He received a suspended sentence of 15-18 months at that time with 36 months probation. Anderson's next court appearance will be during the Sept. 15 Superior Court administrative session. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Woman with history of forgery jailed after trying to pass a bad check Aug 7, 2008
Already on probation for several other similar convictions dating back to 2003, West was slated to be released from jail Aug. 15 after severing 18 months of a three-year suspended sentence for a May 2007 identity theft charge. West was arrested July 16 after investigators tied her to an April check-cashing scheme, court records show. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Chase suspect released from jail recently Aug 7, 2008
A judge gave Butler a 45-day suspended sentence. But after having spent 24 days in jail awaiting trial, Butler elected to serve out the remaining 21 days rather than accept a year on probation. (News & Observer)
Ex-deputy sentenced for stealing Aug 6, 2008
He said the outcome in the Nevada case against Siepert, with a suspended sentence and probation, didn't work. "We think she should have a structured program - we don't think local jail time would get her to change her ways," Neal said. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Activists Jailed Before Games... Aug 3, 2008
Du Daobin, a dissident Internet writer, was ordered back to jail July 24 after a court revoked an earlier suspended sentence just as the probationary period was about to end. Authorities said he had violated terms of the probation by posting comments on the Internet and receiving unauthorized visitors at his Hebei province home. (The Drudge Report)
Woman sentenced for exploiting her mother Aug 2, 2008
(AP) - Authorities say a West Point woman has been given a suspended sentence for exploiting her own mother ... Hood says Decker was given a 4-year suspended sentence and must serve four years on probation. (WREG.com, TN)
Vietnam officials jailed on graft Aug 2, 2008
Former transport ministry official Bui Tien Dung was jailed for 13 years, seven others for up to seven years and one received a suspended sentence ... One received a two-year suspended sentence for gambling. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
Turkey: Court Ruling Represents "The End of the Beginning" of Secular-Islamist Tension Aug 1, 2008
If anything, it was more like a suspended sentence. "The AKP has been convicted of committing a crime against secularism by the constitutional court. So the AKP was not acquitted," Murat Yetkin, a commentator for the Radikal newspaper, said July 31. (EurasiaNet.org)
Hostage taker avoids jail Aug 1, 2008
Article By: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:25 A man who held nine Pretoria News advertising personnel hostage in April last year, was on Thursday given a suspended sentence. A condition was that Lionel George submit himself to treatment programmes prescribed by a probation officer and a psychologist. (iAfrica.com)
Vet nets suspended sentence for Huddle House altercation Jul 30, 2008
Commercial Dispatch Online. By Tim PrattDispatch Starkville Bureau Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:19 AM CDT. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Son charged in slaying of R.I. couple Jul 29, 2008
James Soares pleaded no contest to felony charges and served a three-year suspended sentence and five years probation. Yesterday afternoon, before the younger Soares was charged, cars crowded the driveway next to the family's squat, tan house. (Boston Globe)
Wilson pleads guilty to child endangerment Jul 29, 2008
While an aggravated misdemeanor can bring a 5,000 fine and two years in prison, Wilson most likely will see a suspended sentence and be placed on probation. The court will decide if the probation will run concurrent or consecutively with the probation he was sentenced to in the animal cases. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Former Siemens manager convicted Jul 29, 2008
Reinhard Siekaczek was given a two-year suspended sentence and a 108,000 euro ($170,000; 85,000) fine for his role in illegal payments made by the firm. A number of other ex-Siemens staff are being investigated in a wide-ranging corruption and embezzlement probe. (BBC News -- Europe)
Women, the church, and power Jul 29, 2008
In the roundup on the front page of the same July 23 edition, I learned "A New York priest received a suspended sentence after admitting raping three teenage boys in Boston." In the story, a church spokesman says the priest's worst punishment is that he'll be "restricted to a monastery the rest of his life.". I suggest (sad that this still needs to be said in 2008) that it is crucial that we examine long-held beliefs regarding ownership on positions of political, religious, corporate, or any... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton released from prison Jul 28, 2008
In a separate case, Barton received a four-month suspended sentence last month for beating up former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo in May 2007. Barton, who was capped once by England, was suspended by City and never played for the club again, joining Newcastle in June 2007. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Newcastle to welcome Barton after prison stint Jul 28, 2008
"I told him as long as, from now on, he did things right and started to rebuild the confidence of people around him, I would stick by him.'' Barton was given an additional four-month suspended sentence last month for beating up former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo in May 2007, with the attack so bad that Dabo described himself as looking like the "Elephant Man'' after being hospitalized. Barton was suspended by City and never played for the club again, joining Newcastle in June 2007 for... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
