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Texas jury returns life sentence based on unconvicted and uncharged conduct

By Douglas A. Berman

A helpful reader forwarded to me this fascinating local sentencing story out of Texas.  The report is headlined "Prieto gets life in prison for beating," and here are the details: Enrique Prieto could have walked out the courthouse door a free man, but instead he is going to prison for life. A Lubbock County jury sentenced Prieto, 41, to life in prison for robbing and beating an elderly man in September 2008. Prieto on Monday pleaded guilty to the aggravated robbery of then-71-year-old Danny Moore, who he beat with a saw and pipe before taking his wallet and truck. "With a life sentence and maximum fine, justice was served to this defendant for what he did in this case," prosecutor Jaret Greaser said.... Prieto was eligible for probation because he had never been convicted of a felony, but he did have multiple felony charges pending against him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 14, 2010 (boomark / email).