Talk:Michael J. Halberstam
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[edit] Length of sentence for Welch
The Milestones citation says he was "sentenced to 143 years to life". Is this right, or just a typo for 43, 14, 13 or some other number?
How could it be "143 years to life" - since when has 143 years been shorter than any human person's life?
If it is correct, what was the purpose of such an illogical sentence for a single crime? JackofOz 05:15, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- Welch received 9 life sentences for one count each of felony murder and second-degree armed burglary, to be served concurrently, four counts of burglary and four counts of grand larceny. [1] Jokestress 05:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
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- Ah ha. I think we need to put that information in the article, to make it clear there was more than one charge involved, even if it was only one incident. Thanks, Jokestress (btw, is that Joke-stress, or the feminine of jokester?) -- JackofOz 06:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- Agreed. I'll do that in a minute. US criminal sentencing is weird. The guy who set the Happy Land fire was sentenced to 4,350 years but is eligible for parole in 8 years. I agree this article needs clarification on that. (feminine of jokester)-> Jokestress 06:40, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- Ah ha. I think we need to put that information in the article, to make it clear there was more than one charge involved, even if it was only one incident. Thanks, Jokestress (btw, is that Joke-stress, or the feminine of jokester?) -- JackofOz 06:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
