New hearing ordered in ex-teacher's rape case

Started by walkstall, September 04, 2013, 10:26:44 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

walkstall

Even two-years is a slap on the wrist.  But that's just my way of thinking.



snip~

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A former teacher sent to prison for 30 days for raping a student is set to return to court Friday because the sentence may have been illegal, but the move has failed to quiet criticisms of the judge overseeing the case.

District Judge G. Todd Baugh said Tuesday that state law appears to require a two-year mandatory minimum prison term for Stacey Rambold, 54, of Billings.

"In the Court's opinion, imposing a sentence which suspends more than the mandatory minimum would be an illegal sentence," Baugh wrote.

But that did little to sway Baugh's critics, including hundreds of protesters who rallied outside the Yellowstone County Courthouse last week to call for the judge's resignation.

more @
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130904/US_TEACHER_RAPE_CASE_JUDGE/
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.- James Freeman Clarke

Always remember "Feelings Aren't Facts."