GUILTY FL - Shaianna Hare, 2, strangled by python, Oxford, 1 July 2009

[scorekeeper]

A little bit of justice in Florida......

 

[Valleyboy]

Sentencing is set for August 24, and Darnell could face more time than Hale because he has 6 prior felony convictions.

 

[Trvl4Lyfe]

I hope they both get the max. There are too many irresponsible parents today. :twocents:

 

[Valleyboy]

Reptile-loving couple sentenced to 12 years in prison in killer python case
They faced 45 years and turned down a plea deal for 10


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-killer-python-sentencing-20110824,0,6052469.story

BUSHNELL — A reptile-loving couple accused of failing to protect a toddler who was killed by an 8-foot-6-inch pet python were just sentenced, with Charles "Jason" Darnell and his girlfriend Jaren Hare both receiving 12 years in prison.

Each faced a possible 45 years in prison for manslaughter and child neglect. They turned down a pretrial plea offer that would have capped their prison time at 10 years.

In addition, Darnell, 34, and Hare, 21, each will have to serve five years of probation upon their release from prison. They were sentenced this afternoon by Circuit Judge William "Bud" Hallman in the constriction death of Shaianna Rose Hare, Hare's 2-year-old daughter, who died in her crib.

 

[Trvl4Lyfe]

I would have hoped they gotten more than 12 years. At least 30! Especially that they turned down the plea deal and only received 2 more years off of that.