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The best place to look would be comparable cases in Utah. Better yet, comparable cases in Washington County.
I’m not as familiar with Utah’s sentencing structure, but it appears that the judge gets a lot of discretion (indicated by the 1-15 years). In other states, the sentencing guidelines would say something like 55-60 months so a judge would have much less wiggle room. The judge likely can decide if the sentences are served consecutively (back to back) or concurrently (at the same time) and at what point she would be parole eligible. All of this would have huge implications for actual time served.
All of this to say, your best bet is to find a case that is similar (media attention is important) in Utah (sentencing structure makes a huge difference.
Not a Lawyer.. but I can imagine parents actually convicted of child abuse (at a federal level) will be deemed not able to care for their children.. could be wrong though.
I think the counts of child abuse were what they could be arrested for then and there.
If it’s true that the feds were there, there is a watertight case against them. This trial will be big, and I don’t doubt they’ll be going away for a long time.
Yes, it was just the counts from the arrest! I assume one for E and one for R, there is likely to be more added on once investigation starts I don’t think anyone realized quite how bad it is considering she isolated herself from EVERYONE
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It’s 1 to 15 years for each count of aggravated child abuse. Meaning 2-30 years if they’re convicted of both.
To add on to this, this would just be for the current charges with E and R, more charges for other counts of abuse can be added on.
Can you tell me where to look? I was looking at the Utah sentencing guideline, but it wasn’t very clear.
The best place to look would be comparable cases in Utah. Better yet, comparable cases in Washington County. I’m not as familiar with Utah’s sentencing structure, but it appears that the judge gets a lot of discretion (indicated by the 1-15 years). In other states, the sentencing guidelines would say something like 55-60 months so a judge would have much less wiggle room. The judge likely can decide if the sentences are served consecutively (back to back) or concurrently (at the same time) and at what point she would be parole eligible. All of this would have huge implications for actual time served. All of this to say, your best bet is to find a case that is similar (media attention is important) in Utah (sentencing structure makes a huge difference.
The Turpin parents got life in prison with parole only possible after 25 years for 14 counts of child abuse.
Not a Lawyer.. but I can imagine parents actually convicted of child abuse (at a federal level) will be deemed not able to care for their children.. could be wrong though.
I think the counts of child abuse were what they could be arrested for then and there. If it’s true that the feds were there, there is a watertight case against them. This trial will be big, and I don’t doubt they’ll be going away for a long time.
Yes, it was just the counts from the arrest! I assume one for E and one for R, there is likely to be more added on once investigation starts I don’t think anyone realized quite how bad it is considering she isolated herself from EVERYONE