Cong. Janklow Sentenced to 100 Days
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:43:04 PM EST
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Posted on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:43:04 PM EST
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Former South Dakota Congressman Bill Janklow was given a suspended prison sentence and 100 days of county jail time for killing a motorcyclist in a car accident. He was convicted of manslaughter. Here's how the sentence works:
....after 30 days, he can leave jail for up to 10 hours a day to perform community service and then return to his cell. Janklow will be on probation for three years and during that time will not be allowed to drive.
We thought he'd be acquitted on the manslaughter charge, but we were wrong. The admission of "prior bad acts" probably did him in. All of our coverage of the case is accessible here
Fair? We think so, but we have a feeling a lot of you will think he got off too easy.
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