But referring to Polanski's claims of backroom dealings and other improprieties by the original trial judge, now deceased, and a prosecutor, she added, "We do not disregard the extremely serious allegations of judicial and prosecutorial misconduct that have been brought forward, but urge the parties to take steps to investigate and to respond to the claims."
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Brooke Astor's son, only 85, has been sentenced to three years in prison, which at his age might just as well be life.
This devoted son was convicted of stealing from his mother to the tune of millions of dollars:
Justice A. Kirke Bartley Jr. said Mr. Marshall, who is 85, must report to prison on Jan. 19.
The sentence was for the most serious of 14 counts on which Mr. Marshall was convicted: first-degree grand larceny, for giving himself a retroactive lump-sum raise of about $1 million for managing his mother’s finances. Justice Bartley also sentenced Mr. Marshall to one year on each of the 13 other charges he was convicted of, to run at the same time as the longer sentence.
If Mr. Marshall has a good record in prison, he is likely to serve roughly eight months behind bars. He showed no response as Justice Bartley read the sentence, although his wife, Charlene, was heard to sob from her seat in the courtroom.
“It is a paradox to me that such abundance has led to such incredible sadness,” Justice Bartley said. “Your acts notwithstanding, I do believe you did love your mother. The question of what you did was settled by the jury’s verdict.”
The rich really ARE different.
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This 91-year-old man should get life in prison for trying to kill his 78-year-old wife, but he won't:
Claude Montgomery, the 91-year-old Roseville man who was arrested in October for allegedly trying to kill his wife, has pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse and making criminal threats.
Montgomery entered the pleas Friday before Placer County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Penney and will receive six months in jail and will be placed on formal probation for four years when he returns for sentencing on February 3.
In an arrangement made with the Placer County District Attorney's Office, Montgomery is expected to serve all 180 days in custody and then move to the Bay Area with relatives, and away from the victim in Roseville.
Prosecutor Jim Deslaurier said the investigation into the case and its unique circumstances factored into the agreement that allowed Montgomery to plead to the charge of felony assault likely to produce great bodily injury, but the offense will not count as a strike on his criminal record. A charge of attempted murder was dismissed.
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Something was wrong with Congress to have a passed a bill which included extending UI for two more months and have done it with lightning speed.
They must have received a ton of complaints about the holdup from last time.
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