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So 15 years ago Mike Anderson was convicted of armed robbery. The state screwed up and never went to get him to make him serve his sentence. Now, they realized their mistake and want him to serve it. Should he?
He has since never committed another crime, has a family and children.
I say no. The State should have to pay for its mistake, not him. He has proven to be a productive member of society and has stayed crime free. Let him and his family alone. The victim of the mugging doesn't think he should have to serve it at this point either.
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Last edited by Ibginnie; 04-16-2014 at 07:31 AM..
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That is certainly a weird situation and I'm not sure what to think about it. Prison isn't going to help him and most certainly make his situation worse now and after release. On the other hand he committed a crime and never paid for it.
What should probably be done here if possible is to re-sentence him to some verrrrrrry long community service. There has to be some kind punishment for what he did but prison is not the answer especially since the victim doesn't want to see him go to prison.
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It's probably not what the law says but I'd say let the Statute of Limitations apply to the state's failure to imprison him in the same way it would apply if they failed to arrest/prosecute within the given amount of time. Sounds like the man's done a better job of rehabilitating himself than the penal system would do.
I like thecoalman's option. Since the victim appears to be forgiving, and since he hasn't committed a crime since, and appears to have cleaned up his act, if anything a very long stint of community service wouldn't be a bad thing. Had the victim been murdered, of course all bets are off.
Commute his sentence, and fire the officials who failed to do their jobs.
No tolerance for clerical errors.
I agree with commuting the sentence, since he has been a productive citizen. However, the armed robbery should not be dismissed. Perhaps, as another member has mentioned, community service is a good alternative.
According to another article, he's been in prison for 9 months already. And the state AG filed to deny his release. But he did offer a case that Anderson can use to appeal- which might allow him to be eligible for parole immediately. Then it would be up to the parole board.
I wonder if he still has an intact family and business after 9 months in jail?
Not sure what the right decision here is, but sending a SWAT team to lock him up immediately seems excessive.
According to another article, he's been in prison for 9 months already. And the state AG filed to deny his release. But he did offer a case that Anderson can use to appeal- which might allow him to be eligible for parole immediately. Then it would be up to the parole board.
I wonder if he still has an intact family and business after 9 months in jail?
Not sure what the right decision here is, but sending a SWAT team to lock him up immediately seems excessive.
Wow stupid is as stupid does. Time served, community service and fire the inept ones that screwed this up.
So 15 years ago Mike Anderson was convicted of armed robbery. The state screwed up and never went to get him to make him serve his sentence. Now, they realized their mistake and want him to serve it. Should he?
He has since never committed another crime, has a family and children.
I say no. The State should have to pay for its mistake, not him. He has proven to be a productive member of society and has stayed crime free. Let him and his family alone. The victim of the mugging doesn't think he should have to serve it at this point either.
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If the prosecution drops all charges, then I guess he should go free.
The way I see it, since his release date was sometime in 2013, he now should be a free man w/ respect to that crime. The state should not be able to arbitrarily change the date of his release, unless it was because he evaded capture.
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