Glad you mentioned "adjudicated" because weren't there some charges that were on hold? I remember something like that said in the sentencing of the check fraud charges. Sorry, I'm too tired to go back and look.
-----he withheld adjudicating on 7 of the charges--------- those other 7 charges ( many debates on the net at the time as to --why not?? since she began by pleading
guilty to
ALL 13 charges.....and so she walked out a felon
X6.)
http://www.wftv.com/news/22316847/detail.html
--watch court hearing
: Part 1 of 2 |
Part 2
During the hearing, it came out that
prosecutors had offered Casey a 5-year sentence on the charges she stole and used checks from her former best friend, Amy Huizenga; it's more than she wanted and it's more than she ended up getting. She got credit for the 412 days she's already spent in jail. She also has to pay almost $6,000 in court and prosecution costs, which she says is too high.
The hearing started quickly, with attorney Jose Baez, Casey at his side, offering a guilty plea to the court on the 13 charges related to check fraud. Casey was immediately sworn in.
“
Five years [in jail], in our position, is extremely absurd,” Baez argued regarding the sentencing the prosecution requested with the plea. "We simply ask that she receive equal justice under the law."
“Because of Ms. Anthony's status, her situation and her unpopularity
we find ourselves in a muck,” Baez sad. “We ask the court to withhold adjudication on the counts, issue time served and, due to statutory requirements,
give a short probationary period of approximately one year."
After Baez stated his case, the prosecution argued their points and made their request for sentencing.
“
We are asking for adjudication on all [13 counts] and a straight prison sentence,” state prosecutor Frank George stated.
“She’s charged with 13 separate crimes or offenses as a result of the four stolen checks,” Judge Strickland said after hearing both sides’ arguments. “On counts 3, 6, 9 and 12, those are the forgery counts, there is going to be
an adjudication of guilt and time served is 412 days.”
Strickland also
adjudicated guilt on counts 1 and 2 with time served.
“As for the four counts of uttering a forged check, 4, 7, 10, 13, and as to counts 5, 8, 11, three of the four fraudulent use of identification counts,
the court is going to withhold adjudication with time served and one year of supervised probation,” Judge Strickland said. “I've done what I think is fair based on what I know.”
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/01/casey-anthony-judge-in-solomon-like-move-adjudicates-guilt-on-6-of-13-counts-in-check-fraud-case.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+entertainment%2Ftv%2Ftvguy+%28TV+Guy%29
Strickland explained his method: “I withheld in seven. I adjudicated in six. If that seems Solomon-like, it is. I just couldn’t think of a better, more appropriate way to do it.”
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20339291,00.html
She was sentenced to 412 days of time served in jail and one year of probation and ordered to pay
$348 in court fees and $5,517.75 in investigative fees.
---------i wonder if she ever paid those fines/fees?
..the non-payment of them was what got her driver's license suspended while in jail.