NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
More time has been tacked onto an eight-year prison sentence for a New York woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach.
A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.
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While this woman is pure scum and I wish her the worst, is the legal system allowed to do that? Like is it constitutional for you to reach a plea deal and then have years added to it? Like isn't a plea deal like the final say?
Plea deals are between the prosecutor and the defendant. The judge can sentence you to anything. That's why, frequently, prosecutors will drop the most serious charges in a plea deal. That way the judge is limited to sentencing to only the lesser charges.
I believe the plea deal is between the defense and prosecutors. Judge has the last say.
As you can tell, I ain't a lawyer.