Sounds to me like a reasonable exercise of judicial discretion, especially
since he could be forced to serve additional time if his condition improves.
Why should the state pay to house a guy who's on a gurney?
-Dick Jacobs
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda M. Long [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:18 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Paralyzed Defendant Gets One-Year Jail Term
>
> Hi there. I came across this news story and just thought it would be
> interesting to hear what responses people on this list would have to it.
>
>
>
> http://news.excite.com/news/r/000502/08/odd-paralyzed << File:
> odd-paralyzed >>
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