I always thought of JS as the dog-bite attorney so I didn't quite understand why changing venue to Hartford was such a big deal. Then, coincidentally, I came across an old CT Human Rights hearing concerning employment age discrimination noting that JS was appointed a state agency hearing officer in 1995 and then, I start to understand, JS is expecting a big welcome, coming home after landing a big whale, MT. If curious, here is the link. JS did not write the decision, it got passed to someone else, but JS gets a mention in the beginning and the logical reasoning, however chilly, is well laid out so I guess JS didn't start his career spewing twaddle but defending MT must have pushed his tabloid-headline-writing imagination to new heights.
8220420 Flood v American Can Final Decsision
So yeah, sentencing is the judge's realm and maybe there are broad guidelines in CT that make this a shoo in for time served if you are buds with the judge. And while legislators have helped with Jennifer's Law in shining a light on DV and gaslighting in divorce court, I'm just expecting MT and KM's court proceedings will be brief with no testimony, no statements, no evidence presented, the inevitable slaps on the wrist, maybe nolo contendre deals for both with time served. Attorneys get paid, backs get scratched, JV time of 8 years conveniently ignored as precedent. Money talks. No cooperation with police on even the basic human decencies required to get deals. Just feeling pessimistic after seeing JS's career progression.