Just saw Fruitvale Station. BART, South Hayward Station, the bay area sights & sounds are all familar. The the senseless murder of Oscar. The BART Cop got a 2 year sentence & was out in 11 months. (Length of Sentence) "The most frequently reported drug mandatory minimum penalty in fiscal year 2010 was ten years. In fiscal year 2010, almost half of all drug offenders (48.7%, n=7,716) were convicted of an offense carrying a ten-year mandatory minimum penalty. The second most frequently reported drug mandatory minimum penalty was five years (42.4%, n=6,711). Drug offenses involving a conviction of a statute carrying either a mandatory penalty of 20 years (n=692) or one of life (n=153) accounted for a small proportion (5.3%) of all drug offenses involving a conviction of a statute carrying a mandatory minimum penalty." Source: "Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System" (Washington, DC: US Sentencing Commission, October 2011), p. 153. - See more at: drugwarfacts.org/cms/Mandatory_Minimum_Sentencing#sthash.iDkz6kO0.ybHKrDCO.dpuf Vehicle Manslaughter While DUI The most severe penalties related to a DUI apply to felony manslaughter convictions. This crime is charge under PC Section 191.5(b). You will be sentenced to state prison for a term of 16 months to four years for causing the death of another person, an additional three- to six-year term will be added consecutively for a surviving victim who suffered great bodily injury, and an additional one-year term will be added consecutively for each surviving victim who suffers any injury. You will receive a strike on your criminal record and face the same fines and other penalties noted in Section 2. Read more: ehow/list_6524065_california-dui-accident-penalties.html#ixzz2aNtcAAvC
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:09:57 +0000