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Old 11-27-2007, 02:02 AM
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Default Re: 'I just lost it': Ivy League prof admits killing wife

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins View Post
Worse yet...

He faces a prison sentence of no more than seven years ..
Yeah that's what I'm wondering. What the heck?

But I guess the law states 4 1/2- 7 years for manslaughter in that jurisdiction?

FOXNews.com - Ivy League Professor Admits Killing Wife as She Wrapped Gifts, Saying He 'Just Lost It' - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

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Guidelines call for a prison term of 4 1/2 to seven years, but Castor said the statute allows anything from probation to 10 to 20 years.
Seems scant to me. Maybe the old prof did outsmart them after all.
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