of felony grand theft and vandalism!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Its always refreshing to see an arrogant loser receive justice (like Robert Downey Jr.)
Well, it was kinda hard to explain all that clothing and stuff with the price tags cut off. Her latest excuse "I was just researching for a movie role, yeah, that's the ticket, a movie role that was going to win me an Oscar, yeah, and the presidency of France, yeah, that's the ticket" (sorry, just channeling for Jon Lovizt for a second) was pretty damn lame. She should have said that she was whacked out on those pain pills, and didn't know what she was doing.
2 to 1 she gets no jail time, just probation, community service and a hefty fine.
I'm not surprised she was convicted. Her lawyer's arguments made no sense.
raj wrote:
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> 2 to 1 she gets no jail time, just probation, community
> service and a hefty fine.
My guess as well, jail sentence suspended, hefty fine, and community service...
maybe as a Door Greeter at Wal-Mart?
I think they should send her to jail and film it as a new women in prison movie. I'd pay to watch the shower scene.
Eh, I'd be surprised if Robert frickin' Blake did time. They're celebrities, they tain't like you and me. Still, it WAS nice to see her found guilty...
hmmm, how sad when the punishment doesnt fit the crime, in my opinion the jury should spend a month in Siberia for such lax punishment
Wait, there hasn't been any punishment yet, we're all just guessing. FWIW, most shoplifting cases result in very little, or no, jail time (at least for first offenses).
Yeah, the sentancing is not until next month or so.
Hard to say, shoplifting as a first offense doesn't seem to carry much of a penalty so if she got of with probation and community service, I don't think it would be too unreasonable, celebrity status or no.
On the other hand, the value of what she lifted was a lot higher than most shoplifting offences :)
How do theft laws work in the USA? In Canada, when the stolen goods are worth more than $5,000, it becomes a different crime. There's theft under and theft over $5,000.
Assuming the charge of grand theft is comparable to our theft over, I'd think that would qualify her for a stiffer penalty than a shoplifter who rips off something small.
That said, I'm inclined to agree that she'll get a slap on the wrist.
raj wrote: 2 to 1 she gets no jail time, just probation, community service and a hefty fine.
***** C'mon, raj, who the heck gets jail time for for a first-offense shoplifting rap?? If she was a nobody picked up for a first offense the 2 to 1 odds would be that the store wouldn't even press charges.
It depends on the state, each one gets to set its own level of what is a felony and what's a misdemeanor. There may be some federal constitutional issues involved in punishing too severely a petty crime (such as taking a candy bar and getting life in prison for it.) California's three strikes law is actually now before the Supreme Court for that issue. Apparently now Winona has 2 strikes, since she's gotten 2 convictions out of this.
I've stumbled across a good take on the California system here:
http://volokh.blogspot.com/
It's the fourth item down under the Wednesday, November 06, 2002 heading.
FREE WINONA!!!
sorry, i just had to say it
raj wrote:
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> It depends on the state, each one gets to set its own level
> of what is a felony and what's a misdemeanor. There may be
> some federal constitutional issues involved in punishing too
> severely a petty crime (such as taking a candy bar and
> getting life in prison for it.) California's three strikes
> law is actually now before the Supreme Court for that issue.
> Apparently now Winona has 2 strikes, since she's gotten 2
> convictions out of this.
>
> I've stumbled across a good take on the California system here:
> http://volokh.blogspot.com/
> It's the fourth item down under the Wednesday, November 06,
> 2002 heading.
California law and government is by all means a joke. Just lock the b!tch up is what I say since being a celebrity seems to make you above the law.