Winona Ryder found GUILTY

[Creepozoid]

raj wrote:
>
> 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.