Posted on 06/15/2010 3:17:29 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
ELKO, Nev. — A Twin Falls woman convicted of forcing a 13-year-old boy to touch her breasts was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Michelle Lyn Taylor, 34, was convicted of lewdness with a minor under 14 in November after a week-long trial in Elko County, Nev., District Judge Mike Memeo’s courtroom.
With the conviction, Taylor faced a mandatory life sentence, and Memeo set parole eligibility after 10 years, the minimum sentence. If released on parole she must register as a sex offender and will be under lifetime supervision.
The district attorney’s office did not offer a plea agreement in the case, said public defender Alina Kilpatrick, who argued the sentence is unconstitutional and doesn’t fit the crime.
I’d hit it!
“the kid is gonna be scarred for life..”
Only if he really can’t use the pocket knife mentioned in post #22.
;-)
I’m sure, no pun was intended.
He's probably not lying, but he didn't say that he approached the DA and his plea was rejected, did he? Like I said, it's a game of chicken, and whomever blinks first, usually loses. Just because the DA didn't offer a plea, doesn't mean that there wasn't a plea agreement to be made.
Be serious, the DA offers the deal. The PD might offer to consider a deal, but the first concrete move is up to the DA.
Don't believe everything you see on TV. It's my personal and professional experience that the defense makes the first approach about a plea, not the other way around.
I'm not at all surprised that the DA didn't "offer" anything.
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