Sentencing a Criminal
Nancy: Hey, where have you been?
Geraldo: I’ve been in the other courtroom watching the Sentencing of that Murderer.
Nancy: Which murderer?
Geraldo: The one who failed To get the charges reduced through a Plea agreement. During the Trial, her attorneys tried to show that there were Mitigating circumstances, but the Judge didn’t Buy it.
Nancy: Didn’t she commit two murders?
Geraldo: That’s right. The judge sentenced her to 35 years to life in Prison for each crime.
Nancy: Will she serve them Consecutively or Concurrently?
Geraldo: She’ll be serving them consecutively, so even with Time off for good behavior, she’ll be spending the next 50 years or so in prison.
Nancy: So her only hope now is an Appeal, right?
Geraldo: That’s right. I’ll be following this case for a long time to come.
Nancy: And getting lots of good Copy.
Geraldo: Of course. What would we Crime reporters do without Juicy murders?
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