Bravo: Guy gets the same amount of time in jail for abducting, setting his girlfriend on fire as the guy that missed two court dates while in jail in another jurisdiction.
By Timothy Watson From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.LocalAren’t punishments supposed to be proportionate to the crime?
The Free Lance–Star:
Marcus Duane Simms thought he had a valid reason for not showing up in Stafford Circuit Court twice in January.
He was in jail in Norfolk.
Unfortunately for Simms, a Stafford County jury–and state law–disagreed.
The jury recommended that Simms, 21, serve a year in prison after convicting […]
