Friday, February 4, 2011

Vehicular Homicide Sentencing Frustration

Channel 4 News in Nashville ran a story Thursday in which a family expressed disappointment and frustration with the fact that vehicular homicide parole eligibility is 30%. The Story is entitled: Vehicular Homicide Draws Lighter Sentence.
However, it is really about parole eligibility. The sentence in the case was 16 years. The parole hearing is happening soon after 5 years. Sometimes, the public is shocked when they learn that 16 means 5 in Tennessee. (We wonder why our math scores are so low in our schools!)
Read about it at:
http://www.wsmv.com/news/26736054/detail.html

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