My adopted son, Corry, got a life sentence yesterday :(
His court appointed conviced him that if he plead guilty he could/would get him 10 years probation :pissed: Who's the criminal here?!!

I am sorry to hear that. Is there a chance that he can appeal the decison.

i will pray for you both

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) I am very sorry to hear of this!
I don't know what to say but you have us and we will help you through this.

I Am So Sorry To Hear That! I Will Keep You In My Prayers.

Cheenna, I am so SO sorry. Just wanted to say so and give you a big **{hug}}. Hang in there lady, we are certainly right here for you and will be....

Cheenna,

Hugs, hon, We are so, so sorry to hear this!

Corry and You are in our prayers.

Patti and Linda

I'm so sorry, I can't imagine what you (and he) are going through - can he withdraw his plea? It is too late? Can he appeal? I'm so sorry. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Good luck

Pleading to life is an odd thing. Pleading to something that could carry life generally means that you've dodged death or a the possibliity of Life W/O parole.

Was this a capital case?

My adopted son, Corry, got a life sentence yesterday :(
His court appointed conviced him that if he plead guilty he could/would get him 10 years probation :pissed: Who's the criminal here?!!


I am sorry hun :(

so sorry to hear it cheena! you're right, there ought to be a law against promising a sentence if you can't deliver. It's cruel.

Sorry to hear this. Keep your head up. Consider the possibility of an appeal. Make sure an attorney digs into this case. How about the possibility of a 2255 (Motion to vacate conviction and reconsider the sentencing), you may have some remedies here depending what the case is. Look into it. I understand the grief you feel. Take care.Peace.

So sorry to hear this, if I were you I would be calling that lawyer, and finding out what went wrong. You should have him file an appeal asap, your stepson has to be blown away as well. You guys will be in our prays. Does his crime fit the sentence ? Or was this just something that came out of the blue? What I mean did he know that is was something he could get?
It sounds like this took everyone by surprise. I really can't image how you are dealing with this. Best of luck stay Strong, Lets hope he can appeal this order, and may get something that is a lot better.

sorry to hear this! i will pray for you and your son

Cheena, I am so sorry to hear this. I know exactly what your going through. God Bless you and your son. Something, I have learned.....Money talks in courtrooms and if you don't have any and have to rely on a court appointed lawyer you are a victim of the judicial system also. Unfortunately there are way too many court appointed lawyers with way too many cases. They cannot defend their clients with their best because of the overloading number of cases that they have that need their full attention. If they have a high profile case on their docket this is just one reason why. These are circumstances that have in the past called for a retrial or a change of lawyer. Can't remember precisely and I even might be wrong. But I think there is something of a Rule 32 in the crimminal court procedures involving defendant lawyers appointed by the court. Which involves how the court case is being handled. I believe you have to show that you son was not defended properly or there was an error in the proceedings to get a retrial or new lawyer. Many Court appointed lawyers complain about overload all the time. They frequently tell their clients that this is the best they can do and estimate an outcome just to bring closure to a case. (Believe me when I say this true. I have been there.) Take a look at the complaints from them in your state attorney generals office in your area of lawyers that are overloaded. Sounds like you have nothing to lose at this point and getting an education of the judicial system in your state is always a good thing. God Bless and Good Luck

This is sad, I'm so sorry. There has to be hope Cheena.

I will keep you and your son in my prayers.

Cheena,
I am so sorry, hoping things might turn around for him!
((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))

China

I'm really sorry for you and Corry :(

I will keep you both in my thoughts.

(((HUGS)))

Phil

Hang in there cheena and welcome to the support of the lifers forum..

is it first, second? degree murder?
appeal.. as soon as possible and tell your son.. to try his best to move through the prison system. as difficult as it may be.. if he can avoid any "problems" and represent a "model" inmate.. he may be able to move to a minimum..

Donna hugs and prayers your way !!

China, your heart must be broken. I'm so sorry to hear that Cory's been given such a harsh sentence & pray that a way will be revealed to bring about a better outcome.

My thoughts are with you.

Adrienne

So sorry...

((hugs)) I hope you can appeal this...

Deb

So sorry to hear this hon *HUGS* and prayers to you and Corry!!

My adopted son, Corry, got a life sentence yesterday :(
His court appointed conviced him that if he plead guilty he could/would get him 10 years probation :pissed: Who's the criminal here?!! I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS. I WILL KEEP YA'LL IN MY PRAYERS.

Thank you one and all for your kind and loving words ... at times I feel like I am in another place looking down on all this, where I will wake and it will just be a dream and then BAM! Reality sets in and I know it's real ... when I waited for Marcus to be released (he only did two of 5 yrs) it seemed like forever at times, now, my God, how does one wait on a sentence like this? I'm told it would be 35 years before he will ever see the parole board ... the likely hood that I would even be alive then is very doubtful! :(

His charge is an aggravated assault, if he had killed someone he probably would have had a lighter sentence! I had told him over and over not to take a plea no matter how bad they scared him or what they promised, that by God, if they wanted to send him to prison make them work for it ... then, at least we could appeal! It didn't occur to me to tell him his own attorney would out and out lie to him! I mean, I know court appointed attorneys aren't worth a damn, whether it is because of poor pay, lack of experience or plain ol' apathy ... but to tell a kid that if he pleads guilty he would get him 10 years probation is crazy, well it's worse than crazy but if I wrote what I really think I would be "edited"! I am just amazed that the "ethics" board of the bar would allow for this type of behavior ... of course, if we filed on him, it would be my son's word against his and how far would that go! Well, I just hope this "being" can sleep with his self! And with any luck I will standing up there when he answers and gets his due!

Marcus thinks that we can appeal for a reduction in the sentence, only problem with this is that we don't know how or what and I of course on disability can't afford to hire an attorney. Marcus was also surprised that this attorney hadn't filed that but I now hear that this same nincompoop is telling Corry that he won't do much time! I think he is now doing this so Corry won't press for the appeal. Keisha, Corry's wife is to meet with him, so we will see what he has to say ... I told her if he even sounds in the slightest that he doesn't want to file to tell him we will file against him to the bar! Don't know if that would do any good though.
If any of you know of, heard of or can ask your loved ones if they know of, an inmate who makes it his business to know how to do appeals or writs or whatever it is that we need to file, please, please let me know, by PM or here or email me ... I would appreciate it so much.

And please, keep Corry in your prayers

Donna ... thank you for the welcome to this forum ... I will be hear often, I'm sure, reading and learning how you all cope with this hell on earth :(

It is terrible to hear that yet another attorney has let a loved one down. :fb: The justice system seems to be corrupt all around you can not trust the prosecution, the judge, or your darn attorney. My heart goes out to you. :ha: Fight back I know it is hard but even when a person pleas they still can fight back. I am not at all a legal expert but have seen many appeal based on ineffective counsel scaring them into a plea bargin. Good luck and Gis Bless. Angie

I Am So Sorry To Hear That! I Will Keep You In My Prayers.
God Bless
Witty

China: First, I am so sorry that you all are having to go through this. I am also sorry that the Public Defender didn't do his job better by properly informing you that this was a risk. From a practical standpoint, make sure that you have copies of EVERYTHING in your son's file. You should make sure you have that asap because the deadlines for appeal are tight, and it will probably get harder and harder to get your son's attorney to communicate with you as more time passes and he moves on to other cases. As you, or someone else mentioned above, it is really difficult to appeal a plea, but there are limited circumstances when you can. You need to make sure that you understand what your son agreed was and was not appealable when he entered the plea, and then figure out a way to make one of the appealable grounds applicable. PM me if you want to talk about this more.