County in Alabama sentences repeat child rapist to 1 year; Marijuana offender to 15

[guest86120975]

http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2012/02/01/16-enter-guilty-pleas/



A now-twice convicted sex offender was among the 16 people entering guilty pleas during the last two days.
The district attorney’s office reported that Christopher Dave Hughes, 32, of Florala, pled to sex abuse II and was sentenced to one year in prison. He was represented by David Baker.
Hughes was initially arrested in May for sexually abusing an intellectually disabled female family member, He has remained incarcerated in the Covington County Jail since his arrest in May.
Hughes was also convicted in 2003 of raping a 15-year-old female and was sent to prison. He was released Jan. 6, 2009. He will now be transferred to the state Department of Corrections to serve out the newly imposed sentence.
Also:
• Michael Shane Hammett pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was given a five-year prison sentence. Attorney: Larry Grissett.
• Rodney Hall pled guilty to possession of marijuana I and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Attorney: Sonny James.
• Tresa Holmes pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was given a 32-month prison sentence. Attorney: Larry Grissett.
• Roy B. Smith pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was given a 32-month prison sentence. Attorney: Larry Grissett.
• Dominic Watson pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He also pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Attorney: Deb Smith.
• Christopher Blue pled guilty to manufacturing of a controlled substance II. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Attorney: Lloyd Carr.
• Joseph Burkett pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was given a 97-month sentence. Attorney: David Whatley.
• Joshua Fowler pled guilty to receiving stolen property I. He received a 61-month prison sentence. Attorney: Larry Grissett.
• Thomas Clayton Rhodes pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance and was given eight years in prison. Attorney: Sonny James.
• David Robert Manzi pled guilty to theft of property II. He was sentenced to 31-months in prison. Attorney: Trey Burgess.
• Bobby Cheney pled guilty to burglary III and was sentenced to five years in prison. Attorney: Trey Burgess.
• Joshua Rainier Bitzer pled guilty to theft of property II and was given a 31-month sentence. Attorney: Bill Alverson.
• Raymond Lattimore pled guilty to burglary III. He received six years in prison. Attorney: Diana Mock.
• Nicole Fry pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Attorney: Manish Patel.
Editor’s Note: The above mentioned Christopher Blue, who pled guilty to manufacturing of a controlled substance II and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, is not the Christopher David Blue, 32, of Andalusia. The Star-News is happy to clarify this matter for our readers.

 

[MJBadger]

And i thought that it was only the UK that had judges that lived in fairyland . We see daft sentences like this all the time .
So possession of MJ is rated more of a henious crime than sexually abuseing a vunerable person . It really make you wonder how these judges actually have the power to imprison people when they sit in court with their heads up their arses . It`s frightening to know that your liberty is in the hands of someone without a lot of brain .
The list of guilty do not say how many different judges heard their cases but they all have the same theme . A heavy sentence for drugs . MADNESS

 

[HUGE]

Jesus fucking Christ. 10-15 for possession. Fuck me that's stiff.

 

[schwilly]

There really is a culture of pedophilia amongst older men of influence and power in this country.

Fucking old boys network runs so deep. The pervert likely had connections and or the judge is definitely a diddler at the least ranging to banged a child that morning.

 

[HUGE]

With thy type o sentence you would be better off having a shootout and high speed chase to try and dodge the cops thn to just lay down for 15 years. That's basically a death sentence for some people.

 

[TribalSeeds]

Its Alabama, what do you expect. The judge probably grew up banging his sister

 

[SpayceRayce]

Scary mentality, or lack of. Interesting to know which of the defendants were non-white, which were above or below the median poverty level, and which ones had public defenders vs paid, motivated lawyers. Some of these people may have been meth/crack/heroin related, bigger than just a user. But 15 yrs for possession of weed, and a pedo rapist gets 1 yr for 2nd offense? That is a complete miscarriage of real justice. Sad. With this scale, a bad cop planting evidence and perjuring himself would have gotten a raise and promotion.

 

[FrameOMind]

That absolutely sickens me to the core.

 

[guest86120975]

Keep in mind, also, this was the same prosecutor and same judge. The DA's contact info is public info,

Walt Merrell
District Attorney
Covington Co, AL
334-469-5744

 

[Weird]

i embrace humanity and focus on putting out the good energies

but for a very long time i had a fantasy of a pre 64 model 70, a hella scope and duck hunting in the most exclusive of places

 

[delta9nxs]

if they gave the u.s. an enema, they would stick it in alabama!

 

[guest86120975]

if they gave the u.s. an enema, they would stick it in alabama!

I know, right

 

[BerndV]

Sickening! Every minor crime in that article was punished more severely than the rape. The south is still a bastion of ignorance and stupidity. You couldn't pay me to live there.

 

[guest86120975]

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[monkey5]

Same shit goes on in my state & I am not living in the south! Very much north..and I have seen molesters repeatedly get probation over & over again..for years..before they actually get a real sentence!! They are very old before they do time & then will be kept in Protective Custody..even then once they get a sentence! "Good Old Boy's Network" TRUE THAT!! Look at Penn State..that has the same "Good Old Boy's Network" written all over it! Sorry for that rant! I am discussted!!! monkey5

 

[Fuzz420]

Are you tire of pedophiles receiving less time than non-violent drug offenders?

Legalize it!!!

 

[pearlemae]

Hey it's alafuckinbama where a bisexual is a guy with a chicken under one arm and a duck under the other. Just goes to show you whats important in that state, and it ain't screwing your sister as it were. But toke up a doob and get life. Something wrong with Alabama for sure.
get life, and a friend named bubba.

 

[Cmobile9]

This is a shame!

 

[GP73LPC]

<-- adds Alabama to his list of states to never enter....

 

[budlover123]

...Look at Penn State..that has the same "Good Old Boy's Network" written all over it! Sorry for that rant! I am discussted!!! monkey5

Exactly, I've lived down South, and up North, and I can tell you without a doubt that people are bat shit crazy everywhere.

I actually heard a conversation where people were discussing how unfair it was that Joe Paterno got fired as head coach, up North peoples heads are so far up their favorite sports team's ass they don't know what the fuck is going on around them.