https://news.yahoo.com/jason-billingsley-accused-killing-baltimore-011751298.html Baltimore police allege that 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley killed Pava Marie LaPere, who was the CEO of a technology company. Officials said LaPere, 26, was found dead Monday at 11:34 a.m. at an apartment complex on the 300 block of West Franklin Street in Baltimore, Maryland. LaPere had signs of blunt-force trauma. Shortly before officers arrived at the apartment, a missing person's call was made, an investigation revealed. Homicide detectives are investigating her death. Another violent criminal put back on the streets by liberals to rape and murder. And they want to claim they are concerned about public safety when pushing their gun control. lol So liberals. Why was this repeat offender on the streets?
Who knows? Officials on Tuesday didn't elaborate on why Billingsley was released, Mayor Brandon Scott said, "There's no way in hell he should have been out on the street."
So what your saying is that he served the sentence given, and then was released? So what did this “liberal DA” do that was wrong ?
"Officials on Tuesday didn't elaborate on why Billingsley was released" Someone signed the release form. Who was it? Talk to that person and find out why he was released. This is not rocket science (or any other kind of science).
Her office came up with an extremely lenient deal for the crime. The judge at the time even said that it was too lenient for what he did.
He beat and raped a woman in 2015 and prior to that, had multiple convictions . He only spent 7 years in prison. Not much thought was given to the rape victim....she must of been terrified when he was released just 7 years later. And to answer your question---he should have got 30 years in prison. And NOW--in my opinion he is a prime candidate for the death penalty if Maryland has that ability. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-arrested-killing-of-pava-lapere/70988636007/ "Billingsley has been convicted on multiple charges dating back to 2009, when he was 18, including two assaults and a sex offense. Court records show Billingsley was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2015 sex offense, but 16 years of that sentence were suspended. Then in October of last year, he was released early on diminution credits, which are earned by inmates and can reduce their term of imprisonment, said James Bentley, a spokesperson for the Baltimore State Attorney’s Office."
I will ask you to answer your own question after first imagining someone in your family was the victim. You tell me and then explain your logic to help me understand the liberal way of thinking. IMHO people like this should be locked up until they are too old to repeat their crime. The recent victim demonstrates that the 14 years was too short a sentence. Well to me that is. Obviously you think otherwise. Have you ever been a victim of a violent crime, or known someone who has? Or is this all an abstract discussion for you?
So the Judge, who sentenced him, said that her own sentence, the she decided on and imposed on him was “too lenient” ?
The deal was from the DA. I might add that this rapist tried to get parole in 2020 was denied, but just two years later was able to get out through credits for "good behavior"--by passing the parole board completely. The whole system in that district is built to screw victims. https://nypost.com/2023/09/27/pava-lapere-murder-suspect-jason-billingsley-is-sex-offender/ "Billingsley was jailed after the 2013 attack and in 2015 struck a deal to plead guilty to first degree sexual assault and was sentenced to serve 14 years behind bars, with another 16 years as a suspended sentence. That deal was struck by the office of woke former DA Marilyn Mosby, and although the judge said at the time he didn’t think it was enough, it was allowed through because the victim didn’t want to testify at trial."
This is confusing because the Judge is not required to accept a sentencing deal. The Judge has full control over the sentence…….
The only vibe I’m getting from the libs here is regret that he wasn’t out sooner. Absolutely zero problem shown with her death whatsoever. no big surprise from the Pro-criminal crowd. Maybe one of you could add an exclamation point to all this by demonizing the CEO for having too big a salary for your liking?
I'm not a lawyer---so I'm with you on confusion. Judges try to work with prosecutors the best they can. The judge should have turn it down, but it shouldn't have been presented in the first place.
Do parole boards not publish minutes, notes, etc? They don't have names? The way government hides the actions of it's people from the citizens irks me.
The link said he spent 9 in prison. Like someone said, blame the parole board. He was sentenced to 30 yrs.. You know that. Ok with me.
It's an abstract discussion to me. As it would be in a court. He was sentenced to 30 years. Why were years knocked off? I don't know. Sure, I can read the article but it doesn't give the logic/reason and I don't understand why either.
