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<blockquote data-quote="brandon_cox" data-source="post: 811953" data-attributes="member: 3408"><p>So what fate is in store for our friend Ronald Franklin Bell? He was convicted of 6 Class One misdemeanors; each is punishable by six months in jail. As far as I can tell, the Magistrate can sentence him concurrently, consecutively or some combination of the 2. (Concurrently means all the sentences are served at once while consecutively means you serve each one at a time. Some states limit the stacking of misdemeanor sentences but I haven’t found anything in Arizona law that prevents it.) The Judge could sentence him anywhere from probation to 36 months in jail.</p><p></p><p>There are 2 advantages Ron has going into sentencing. The first is that none of his offenses was a crime of violence. The second advantage is pecuniary and this is a big deal. Misdemeanor offenses in Arizona are not served in state prison but in the jurisdiction that sentences the defendant. Either the city of Oro Valley or Pima County is going to have to pay a lot of money to incarcerate him. It’s very tempting for the Judge to give him a lengthy sentence but slap a bracelet on his ankle and give him house arrest. That saves the taxpayers the cost of incarcerating him and frees up a jail bed, while at the same time making him pay (somewhat) for his crimes.</p><p></p><p>Before I get into Ron’s many disadvantages going into sentencing, permit me a brief aside. I’ve spent a lot of time in courthouses big and small and they all resemble small towns. Everyone knows everyone else’s business; they’re fueled by gossip. The most popular gossip is personal: which lawyer, judge, staff member, deputy (or everyone else) is cheating on their spouse/significant other, drinking too much, spending too much etc.</p><p></p><p>The other source of endless chatter is notorious defendants and litigants. Our close personal friend Ron is undoubtedly at the top of the list. Everyone who works in the courthouse or steps foot in it knows all about him: the dozens of times the cops have been called to his house for domestic violence, all the frivolous lawsuits that he’s filed, the crimes he’s been charged with, the lawyers he has tried to stiff out of their fees, all the incredibly stupid things he’s done, etc. People have been yukking it up for years with tales about what an utter scumbag Ronald Franklin Bell is.</p><p></p><p>The point of all of this is that the Judge who is sentencing Ron has heard stories about his antics for years. She knows stuff she wouldn’t know about an average Defendant and none of it is good. She knows that everyone on both sides of the judicial aisle hates his guts. You would be hard pressed to find anyone in Pima County who doesn’t want him buried under the jail. (sorry if I’m hurting your feelings Ron-Ron but it’s true). So there is that.</p><p></p><p>The Judge also knows that he’s a convicted felon who has spent years behind bars. She’s heard tapes from his last time in jail when he was verbally and mentally abusing his girlfriend. She also knows how serious the crimes he has been convicted of actually are. Many of you may have a hard time believing this but most lawyers and especially judges take their ethical responsibilities seriously. Judges are especially offended when the Ron Bells of the world suborn perjury, make up fake rape charges and directly undermine the legal system.</p><p></p><p>This deserves its own paragraph: CJP is still beloved in Arizona and that counts for a lot. Oro Valley is 12 miles away from the University of Arizona campus.</p><p></p><p>Ron was supposed to have been sentenced on July 19th but a continuance was granted (the public court records are terrible so it’s impossible to tell who requested the continuance or when the actual sentencing date is). While it is way more likely that Ron requested the continuance, it is theoretically possible that it was done by the prosecution so CJP could attend and give a victim impact statement. Judges ALWAYS let a victim testify about the physical, psychological, and emotional impact of the crime and what the victim feels is an appropriate sentence, Now that would be interesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brandon_cox, post: 811953, member: 3408"] So what fate is in store for our friend Ronald Franklin Bell? He was convicted of 6 Class One misdemeanors; each is punishable by six months in jail. As far as I can tell, the Magistrate can sentence him concurrently, consecutively or some combination of the 2. (Concurrently means all the sentences are served at once while consecutively means you serve each one at a time. Some states limit the stacking of misdemeanor sentences but I haven’t found anything in Arizona law that prevents it.) The Judge could sentence him anywhere from probation to 36 months in jail. There are 2 advantages Ron has going into sentencing. The first is that none of his offenses was a crime of violence. The second advantage is pecuniary and this is a big deal. Misdemeanor offenses in Arizona are not served in state prison but in the jurisdiction that sentences the defendant. Either the city of Oro Valley or Pima County is going to have to pay a lot of money to incarcerate him. It’s very tempting for the Judge to give him a lengthy sentence but slap a bracelet on his ankle and give him house arrest. That saves the taxpayers the cost of incarcerating him and frees up a jail bed, while at the same time making him pay (somewhat) for his crimes. Before I get into Ron’s many disadvantages going into sentencing, permit me a brief aside. I’ve spent a lot of time in courthouses big and small and they all resemble small towns. Everyone knows everyone else’s business; they’re fueled by gossip. The most popular gossip is personal: which lawyer, judge, staff member, deputy (or everyone else) is cheating on their spouse/significant other, drinking too much, spending too much etc. The other source of endless chatter is notorious defendants and litigants. Our close personal friend Ron is undoubtedly at the top of the list. Everyone who works in the courthouse or steps foot in it knows all about him: the dozens of times the cops have been called to his house for domestic violence, all the frivolous lawsuits that he’s filed, the crimes he’s been charged with, the lawyers he has tried to stiff out of their fees, all the incredibly stupid things he’s done, etc. People have been yukking it up for years with tales about what an utter scumbag Ronald Franklin Bell is. The point of all of this is that the Judge who is sentencing Ron has heard stories about his antics for years. She knows stuff she wouldn’t know about an average Defendant and none of it is good. She knows that everyone on both sides of the judicial aisle hates his guts. You would be hard pressed to find anyone in Pima County who doesn’t want him buried under the jail. (sorry if I’m hurting your feelings Ron-Ron but it’s true). So there is that. The Judge also knows that he’s a convicted felon who has spent years behind bars. She’s heard tapes from his last time in jail when he was verbally and mentally abusing his girlfriend. She also knows how serious the crimes he has been convicted of actually are. Many of you may have a hard time believing this but most lawyers and especially judges take their ethical responsibilities seriously. Judges are especially offended when the Ron Bells of the world suborn perjury, make up fake rape charges and directly undermine the legal system. This deserves its own paragraph: CJP is still beloved in Arizona and that counts for a lot. Oro Valley is 12 miles away from the University of Arizona campus. Ron was supposed to have been sentenced on July 19th but a continuance was granted (the public court records are terrible so it’s impossible to tell who requested the continuance or when the actual sentencing date is). While it is way more likely that Ron requested the continuance, it is theoretically possible that it was done by the prosecution so CJP could attend and give a victim impact statement. Judges ALWAYS let a victim testify about the physical, psychological, and emotional impact of the crime and what the victim feels is an appropriate sentence, Now that would be interesting. [/QUOTE]
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