> Remember kids, only some crime doesn't pay. > > Also, if you are going to rob a bank, don't do it "armed".
Couple of things on this - 1. The fraud case was a federal one, not state. I searched on federal sentencing guidelines and, quite honestly, they appear both complex and tame compared to some states. I found http://www.ussc.gov/Guidelines/2010_guidelines/index.cfm and wound my way through the strange grids. From what I can see, he was found guilty of either level 24 or 25 offense. As far as criminal history, I'm guessing he's at a 1. Guidelines put that at a sentence between 51 and 71 months. Prosecutors asked for 72. 2. The armed robbery case is a state one, not federal. Each state has its own sentencing guidelines. In this case the crime was committed in Louisiana. First Degree Robery is a level 2, category II offense. According to the grid (found way the hell down at http://www.doa.la.gov/osr/lac/22v01/22v01.pdf) the sentencing range is between 36 months (min. for first time offenders) all the way up to 240 months for "hardened criminals". After doing some searching, I found a couple of other points to be considered: * References to the fact that the convicted had a criminal record going back to 1988 (post #8 at http://apolyton.net/showthread.php/183403-Fake-or-not) * The original post includes an number of links, find it at http://wesawthat.blogspot.com/2009/01/shreveport-man-gets-15-years-for.html * One of the links on that page points to the fact that the Shreveport police gave a different name entirely http://www.shreveportla.gov/dept/Police/2007/052507.bank%20robber%20turns%20himself%20in.htm So, looking at dollar amounts isn't the only thing one can do in this case. I won't defend the sentencing structure, only point it out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:343665 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
