If you could say one thing to the judge who sentenced your man, what would it be?

[Chellie]

Okay so if you could say one thing to the judge who sentenced your man...{without fear of incarceration yourself}...what would it be and why?

I would say thank-you. I know sounds crazy right? This is why...The DA was trying to make my baby out to be a vicious monster. He even brought up a conviction from when he was 14....that was 16 years ago...

However the judge saw something in my man. We were lucky and got a new judge that was not yet corrupted. She actually cared about these men and women who stood before her. So she put the DA in his place. While he was pushing for 5-10 upstate, she though otherwise. She said to us, I can see this man is trying to change he now has 2 jobs, is in the process of getting his business licence, moved out of the neighborhood, and is getting married next year. She says if I send him upstate for that amount of time how can I expect him to continue changing. So she gave him a lighter sentence...and told him to continue the good work.

That is why I would say thank-you to her!!!

So how about you ladies???

[esteli]

Originally Posted by Chellie

Okay so if you could say one thing to the judge who sentenced your man...{without fear of incarceration yourself}...what would it be and why?

I would say thank-you. I know sounds crazy right? This is why...The DA was trying to make my baby out to be a vicious monster. He even brought up a conviction from when he was 14....that was 16 years ago...

However the judge saw something in my man. We were lucky and got a new judge that was not yet corrupted. She actually cared about these men and women who stood before her. So she put the DA in his place. While he was pushing for 5-10 upstate, she though otherwise. She said to us, I can see this man is trying to change he now has 2 jobs, is in the process of getting his business licence, moved out of the neighborhood, and is getting married next year. She says if I send him upstate for that amount of time how can I expect him to continue changing. So she gave him a lighter sentence...and told him to continue the good work.

That is why I would say thank-you to her!!!

So how about you ladies???

Wow, great story. Thanks for sharing. If the judge saw the changes he is making that is great.

me, personally, I have nothing to say to the judge who sentenced him. I have absolutely nothing to say.

now if he gets his new trial as the lawyers say, well then I could talk about the changes he's made. what a new man he is for accepting God. For turning his life around in so many aspects.

[CareBear33]

Wow Chellie, thats great that the judge was on your side and saw the change in your man! The judge that sentenced my man said the same thing, he had seen my guy numerous times through the years but when he stood before him this last time he said "i can tell youve turned a new leaf and are a different man before me, you dont deserve this 1-3 yr sentence but i have no choice but to give it to you." .... so the one thing i would say to the judge if i could would be "WHY?" because the judge has the chance to give my man 10 months that he already served, therefore he would HAVE TO COME HOME in june 09. but the judge recently told my man he isnt giving him those months, SO WHY? you tell him he is a good man and DOESNT deserve this, only to be playing with our emotions because he wont give him the chance to come home!! :-/ Great thread Chellie, ill be interested to see other womens answers

[MKGS561]

I agree with Chellie – I would tell the judge, “thank you!” For giving my husband the sentence he did….it seemed like they gave him a long time (which in reality they did) but the other people in the case got life. My husband was extremely lucky and he’s coming home, my babe has a release date!! Due to the circumstances in his case, we truly are blessed and I thank the Lord everyday for giving my husband a second chance to get things right. My husband went in as a teenager and he’s coming home a great man, he realizes that he was given a second chance as well - at this point and time in his life I am sure he would tell the judge thank you as well.

[He's my heart]

Good question Chellie...my first thought was "justice my A**" but the after reading the other posts maybe thank you is in order. A lot of positive has come from what my hubby has been through and it has made us stronger . I have told him that it's "a blessing in disguise".

He's my heart

[thugwife]

I would say 25 f****** years for drug charges are you out of your f*******mind what the hell is the matter with you, you f*** f**** f****.

I would never say thank you to a freaking man that gives far more serious offenders a slap on the back. NEVER NEVER

I can still remember the trial "Mr. C has been a problem in the community since he was a child, I see no reason not to take him off the streets for the maximum time allowed."

I have seen far more serious offenders get way less time, way way less time...........

[Kyle's Gurl]

I would tell him Thank You as well.

He could have put my man in jail for 2 years with 6 years probation... but he chose the prison bid he got... and honestly, it's exactly what Kyle needed to wake him up (besides me of course - as he says lol). But seriously... it was this really short bid in prison that helped him see what he prefers to have.

So to the judge... Thanks!

[KevsWife7]

I would tell that racist *sshole that he needs to learn the meaning of being impartial! That he is a horrible judge, and is an embarassment to that job. That he's racist, and a complete jerk.

Mine's situation is the exact opposite of yours Chellie. The CA(commonwealth attny) was ready to give him time served, and thought he had learned his lesson. But because the people he originally robbed from were friends of the judge, as well as local cops, and the old CA. The judge gave him 3.5 years for not paying his resitution back in time.
But the 65 year old man who was sentenced before him had more than a dozen posession charges, and the judge still told him that he thought he could change. But when my hubby went up there, the judge said 'you haven't changed, and you never will'. Kev's lawyer was appalled at how he talked to and treated Kev. Unfortunately he covered himself well enough on paper. But he made it clear he did NOT like him.

[Ravenslove]

I would say how can you sentence my husband to 15-40. DNA don't lie.
Your right justice is blind.

[KeithsWifeyxOx]

I'd be tongue tied. I have mixed feelings. Part of me is grateful for the changes he has made during his sentence, but another part of me is pissed that they charged him with the other two counts KNOWING it wasn't him. I would ask the judge if he could blame him...I mean, if the judge lived in the projects, messed up, then got blamed for two of his uncle's crimes..Would HE rat him out? Then not be able to visit his hometown ever again? Would HE be able to face his old "homeboys" while being referred to as a snitch? I'm guessing NOT, which is why it makes me mad he charged my man with the crimes he didn't do knowing that he was innocent of half of them. My baby chose NOT to snitch, and I believe that it was the safest thing to do. Plus the most stand up thing to do in some sick way...BUT; how could the judge add that much time knowing he didn't do it?

I just sometimes wish these judges, lawyers, etc. could spend a day in the criminals shoes. Then I'd have more respectful things to say to them.

[Jesse'sbabygirl]

I would say 5 Years for car theft is INSANE he did this when he was 18. NEVER once did he get his court date and you people knew where he was you just waited 4 years later to get him. He got his GED and had been working full time, and we were planing our wedding. He was doing so good and you ruined everything and I pray one day you are taken away from you children and family for 5 years!!! I hate you.

Thats what I would say.....

[BlueEyedEllie]

i don't know what i would say to the judge but i wonder if our men had the same da???? marc's DA DESPISES him. there were charges on marc's record that were not his. when marc pushed and pushed for them to send for the fingerprint cards the judge allowed it and marc was right, MOST of the things on his record were NOT his!!!!(60 down to 12). the da for whatever reason holds that against him and even wrote the parole board a letter against parole for marc. keep in mind marc's charges do NOT reflect AT ALL that he's a threat to society. he's a non-violent offender so oobviously he has it in for marc(yes marc knows he broke the law and is responsible) but anyway,i'll never understand certain things!!!

[ilovecharles]

what i would say is...You arrogant SOB who the hell are you to judge my husband. who puts a grown ass man in prison for a toy for FIVE years...no crime just toy on a violation! i would tell him i pray to God that his wife and children despise him more than i do because it is obvious that not only are you lacking in common sense but in a heart as well. May God have peace on your soul the day of judgement you rotten ass bastard...


and that is just for starters...i think what i said to him in reality was a lot worse...F....k..g SOB

[HisAngel2]

"Where's Ashton? 'Cause I know his sentencing had to be an episode of 'Punk'd."

The Prosecution suggested 1/3 LESS of a sentence than he gave my man! They were as much in shock as me, my man, his attorney and everyone else who know about my man's case.

[HisAngel2]

Originally Posted by thugwife

I would say 25 f****** years for drug charges are you out of your f*******mind what the hell is the matter with you, you f*** f**** f****.

I would never say thank you to a freaking man that gives far more serious offenders a slap on the back. NEVER NEVER

I can still remember the trial "Mr. C has been a problem in the community since he was a child, I see no reason not to take him off the streets for the maximum time allowed."

I have seen far more serious offenders get way less time, way way less time...........

I think our men had the same KY judge.

[SugarGirl]

I would ask him if my guys crime doesn't deserve the minimum sentence, what case would? Then I'd beg him to take another look at the case and his harsh sentence.

[IAmForeverHis]

Words wouldn't cover it. My fists might though. One to flip the judge off, the other to punch the judge. My man's sentence was definitely not fair. The other guys involved have already served their sentences, and are out. And at the time of sentencing he had obviously turned his life around. He was working a couple jobs, going to school. But that was ignored.

[J&D7]

Well I'm in a bit of a different situation, my bf has yet to be sentenced.
But right now I would say to him, before he judges him too harsly for his first offence, is to take a look at him as the person he is and not just as another statistic. His lawyer himself has said that if only the judge could talk to him then we'd be fine. I think thats whats wrong with the whole sentencing system. These judges dont even have the opportunity to properly talk with the offenders, personally see what kind of person they are, all they see are facts, statistics and what the court chooses to present. So for my future judge, I ask you to take a look at the person he is, and tell me that 6 months incarcerated (which he will have served come sentencing time) is not a justifiable sentence for his crime. Any more would be a waste of time and if anything, a hinderance to his rehabilitation not an encouragement.

[donutandpickle]

Nothing - she spoke the sentence but she had no option on what it was. He was sentenced to a mandatory minimum and she actually didn't even want to sentence him to that long but judges can't change the law so he got what he got.

[miss k_0836]

I dare you to walk a day in his shoes! I don't think most judges give a rats butt what happens to them after they leave that courtroom! I think a judge should have to spend 1 week in prison, and 1 in solitary confinement before being given that job!! Then see how they do their jobs!!

[templart]

Nothing, because at the end of the day it was my man and his choices that put him before that judge to allow his fate. Only time I would have profound, and strong words to say to a judge would be if the defendent was innocent and other circumstances that coexist with racism!!

[BGsWIFEY]

Pshh, Thanks for not takin time to look into the credibility of the "witness"! Thanks for being so quick to ruin our life! Hope karma bites ya in the @ss later hater!

[Rachel<3sBryce]

I would have to probably say thank you too.. My baby was young when he went down and he even said it himself, if he didnt get as much time as he did he would have got out and been doing the same shit. Hes really matured the last few months though.. and i think hes ready to come home now ten more months though..

[TedEBare]

His original sentence was BS.

But, the judge that presided over his parole violation sentencing was admiring of the changes that G made in his life while he was out on parole. The US prosecuting attorney tried to make him out like this horribly violent man. The judge took the time to read what his past charges were and THE ACTUAL EVENTS. He praised G for the changes and has encouraged him to continue to make changes.

As for the sentence, he sentenced him to run concurrent with his state charges. However, the BOP chose to misinterpret what the judge said and he ended up with 5 more months than the judge intented.

[canthelpbutwait]

I too would have to thank her- yes it sucks he gone but it coulda been worse

now for other cases with people i know i just am not sure what id say