Friday, December 05, 2008

O.J. now stands for Orange Jumpsuit

Yes, I am clever. Anyway, O.J. Simpson was sentenced to as many as 33-years in prison today for his involvement in an attempted robbery in Las Vegas. He will be eligible for parole after nine of those years.

I’m an advocate for tough sentencing, but if you compare the judgment to other outcomes for armed robbery, it sure seems a little stiff. According to TotalCriminalDefense.com, the state court’s average sentence for armed robbery is 6.5 years while the federal court’s average only increases to 9.

Perhaps I don’t have all of the information dealing with the Simpson case, but it sure seems like he was sentenced for more than the Las Vegas incident.

3 comments:

Eric Strahl said...

yeah, like maybe stabbing a couple of people to death, running from the cops and then being acquitted. maybe he's not getting a break because of that?

12:27 AM
Burtopia said...

What's also interesting is that a lot of news outlets are mixing up the length of his sentence. I've now seen 33 years, 15 years, 9 years, and 8 years. I assuming they are accounting for parole and whatnot, but let's at least start with the same number.

12:10 PM
Eric Strahl said...

ehhh......
Who really cares at this point.
Unless they hang him.
Ohhh I'd watch that.
Just kidding, but I'd think about watching that.

12:16 AM

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