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EVERETT -- An irate father stormed out of a crowded Snohomish County Superior Court room yesterday, declaring the sentencing of
one of his son's killers a mockery.

"Good God! You've got to be joking!" exclaimed Pat Lorbiecki, erupting from his seat after Judge Richard Thorpe handed Emmanuel
Wilson a sentence of 12 1/2 years for second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of 20 years for 17-year-old Wilson, who admitted wielding the souvenir baseball bat used
in the clubbing of 15-year-old Joshua Lorbiecki.

And that was the longest of the four involved...  For MURDER.  Give me a break.  

I quote the article:

[b]The four defendants, ages 16 to 20, all pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case.... The state had recommended different sentences for each defendant, based on the degree of culpability. But all four were sentenced to 10 1/2 years -- the [red]low end of the sentencing range[/red] -- with Wilson receiving an additional two years for the deadly weapon charge. [/b]



edited to say that really pisses me off

On the other hand, a mother of three could go to jail for fifteen years cause her kids got sunburns.

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