James Robert Scott was charged, convicted and sentenced in the sexual abuse of a child- three counts of sodomy on a child, a first-degree felony. Due to a plea deal, 17 counts of sex-abuse charges where dropped, and he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, the victim was a six year old girl. That could have been the end of the story for Scott, but thanks to a winner of a judge, it's not.
Evidently, Scott's lawyer felt insulted at a hearing:
First, I don't feel that whining to a judge because you think she was rude and hostile to you during your attempt to defend a child rapist is a bit unprofessional, and child like. In fact, I know more than one lawyer who has felt slighted by a judge in the past and has managed to avoid running around crying about it. But, I'll over look that seeing how Kraft later redeems himself.
You see, it turns out that after Kraft whined, good ol' 3rd District Judge Leslie Lewis who had sentenced Scott, decided to kiss up to Kraft by calling and apologizing to him, and then- just to make things worse, she offered to chop 10 years from Scott's sentence.
Chalk it up to yet another worthless judge, although since she was voted out- we can have a little comfort in knowing that it'll likely be her last stupid judicial mistake.
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Evidently, Scott's lawyer felt insulted at a hearing:
Roger Kraft, told the Deseret Morning News in November that Lewis was rude and hostile to him in court, so he wrote her a letter.
First, I don't feel that whining to a judge because you think she was rude and hostile to you during your attempt to defend a child rapist is a bit unprofessional, and child like. In fact, I know more than one lawyer who has felt slighted by a judge in the past and has managed to avoid running around crying about it. But, I'll over look that seeing how Kraft later redeems himself.
You see, it turns out that after Kraft whined, good ol' 3rd District Judge Leslie Lewis who had sentenced Scott, decided to kiss up to Kraft by calling and apologizing to him, and then- just to make things worse, she offered to chop 10 years from Scott's sentence.
"She said, 'I would appreciate it if you would not discuss this with the prosecutor.' My jaw kind of dropped and I asked myself, 'Am I really hearing what I'm hearing?'" Kraft said at the time.
Kraft disclosed the conversation to prosecutors, who filed a formal complaint against Lewis. Voters ousted Lewis in the November 2006 election.
The Utah Court of Appeals has sent the case back to district court to decide which sentence applies.
Chalk it up to yet another worthless judge, although since she was voted out- we can have a little comfort in knowing that it'll likely be her last stupid judicial mistake.
Categories: predators, molesters,