Earlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should change Adelson’s sentencing. WCTV has coverage:
Judge Stephen Everett issued the order last week, saying while there were two errors on Adelson’s scoresheet it did not affect his ultimate sentence.
“When the Court imposed its sentence, it did not refer to or mention the scoresheet at all, demonstrating the Court was not relying on the computation of the lowest permissible prison sentence,” the judge wrote in his order.
Due process is a vital part of our justice system, it is a win for the process that his objections were heard and handled in a reasonable time frame. This isn’t the end of the overall saga — Charlie’s mother, Donna Adelson, still has to sit through being tried for murder and conspiracy.
Judge Denies Charlie Adelson’s Motion For Resentencing [WCTV]
Earlier: Charlie Adelson Pushes For Resentencing On Two Counts In Dan Markel Murder Case
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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Earlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should change Adelson’s sentencing. WCTV has coverage:
Judge Stephen Everett issued the order last week, saying while there were two errors on Adelson’s scoresheet it did not affect his ultimate sentence.
“When the Court imposed its sentence, it did not refer to or mention the scoresheet at all, demonstrating the Court was not relying on the computation of the lowest permissible prison sentence,” the judge wrote in his order.
Due process is a vital part of our justice system, it is a win for the process that his objections were heard and handled in a reasonable time frame. This isn’t the end of the overall saga — Charlie’s mother, Donna Adelson, still has to sit through being tried for murder and conspiracy.
Judge Denies Charlie Adelson’s Motion For Resentencing [WCTV]
Earlier: Charlie Adelson Pushes For Resentencing On Two Counts In Dan Markel Murder Case
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
