The judge is a good guy. He did what he could on a voluntary manslaughter conviction.
He did refuse to expunge Mary’s record.
On 60 Minutes the other night, the jurors blamed the judge for her light sentence. One of the jurors said she felt betrayed by the judge. She hadn’t wanted Mary to get off that light. Even the people in town who were backing her are disgusted with the slap on the wrist. Now she wants her kids back and I’m sure she will get them. As far as refusing to expunge her record, no big deal. Thats basically all the punishment she gets.