Capping proceedings filled with emotional and sometimes angry testimony, a judge Friday ordered the key defendant in a $190 million investment fraud scheme that bilked nearly 1,600 victims to serve 127 years in state prison.
Prison sentencing hearings are some of the most interesting court proceedings. The law allows victims a chance to address the guilty as well as to allow the guilty to have some words by him or his friends/family.
One item that was interesting about this article was DA Michael Silverman's comment:
"For someone who shows no remorse for what he has done, the only right thing to do is to keep him away from society for as long as possible."
Yet the journalist stated that Heath was choking back tears. Sounds like remorse.
2 comments:
Mr. Gwynn,
Heath was choking back tears when his sister mentioned the death of his father not for what he had done wrong. Remorse? read what John Hall wrote about the defendant's statements in the Californian.
Things like I did nothing wrong and I did not receive a fair trial
Dear Michael, Well, if that's the case then I stand corrected. I wonder if you're Michael Silverman? If so, thank you for clearing up this issue. Sincerely, JTG
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