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May 13, 2009

Judge Rejects Prosecutor's Request for Prison Time For Turtle Smuggler

On Tuesday, Judge Karlton rejected the prosecutor's bid for a low end, guidelines sentence of 5 months prison and 5 months home detention for a defendant who had pled guilty to a conspiracy to smuggle tortoises from Asia.  Instead, the court imposed a sentence of probation with 6 months home detention, community service, and a $2,000 fine.  KCRA story.  Congratulations to AFD Linda Harter!

Posted by at 05:53 PM in Endangered Species Prosecutions, Judge Karlton, Lawrence K. (retired) |

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