How Much Time Will Misty Get?

[2goldfish]

I havent necessarily been following very closely this year - so I might be asking a stupid question here - but is 15+ years a usual sentence for someone her age with her charges? were they selling much bigger amounts than I am remembering?

 

[passionflower]

Tell the truth misty!
Find haleigh!

 

[krkrjx]

I havent necessarily been following very closely this year - so I might be asking a stupid question here - but is 15+ years a usual sentence for someone her age with her charges? were they selling much bigger amounts than I am remembering?

The usual sentence for someone with Misty's charges is 25+ years.

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

Maybe Misty has been regaining her memory about certain things too either Haleigh related or drug related and will now feel the need to come clean and if she has certain info that can actually be verified....she just might want to talk now....I don't know how she could continue to believe that Ron is on her side....I don't think anyone sees it that way and maybe Fields can educate her that the clock is going tick-tock and its time for the truth. I wish a minister or someone could talk to her and encourage her to come clean for her sanity and some semblance of peace of mind because I believe she is going to DOC regardless.

 

[impatientredhead]

Just like Ron she will be sentenced on multiple counts, serve them concurrently, for a net effect of 25 years. No way in the world she is getting a youthful offender when Hope didn't. Donna didn't get any first time offenders break. She will not be sentenced to consecutive sentence. imo

 

[Ms Suzanne]

Misty knows exactly what happened to little Haleigh.Do you really think she will stay clean if she gets out?She'll be put right back in as soon as she gets out.I don't feel sorry for her.She did it to herself.If you always do what you've always done.You'll always get what you always got.

 

[krkrjx]

Misty knows exactly what happened to little Haleigh.Do you really think she will stay clean if she gets out?She'll be put right back in as soon as she gets out.I don't feel sorry for her.She did it to herself.If you always do what you've always done.You'll always get what you always got.

I also think Misty knows what happened to Haleigh. And I don't feel sorry for her or any of the others. If Misty got out she would not stay clean, IMO. Plus...she would probably start having babies *shudder*. I would like to see whatever it takes to ensure that does not happen.

 

[SoSueMe]

If Misty doesn't qualify for the Youthful Offender's Program, then I'm going to guess she'll get 25 years. I'm sure the State's Attorney will point out that she is front and center in the Haleigh Cumming's case and is even a suspect (just as he did at Tommy's sentencing).

::::Makes me wonder why it wasn't done at Ronald's sentencing also:::: :waitasec:

 

[SoSueMe]

Just like Ron she will be sentenced on multiple counts, serve them concurrently, for a net effect of 25 years. No way in the world she is getting a youthful offender when Hope didn't. Donna didn't get any first time offenders break. She will not be sentenced to consecutive sentence. imo

I believe Hope was on probation and had another charge pending when she was busted in this latest round. Would that make a difference? Misty has never been arrested and had no priors.

 

[Chablis]

If Misty doesn't qualify for the Youthful Offender's Program, then I'm going to guess she'll get 25 years. I'm sure the State's Attorney will point out that she is front and center in the Haleigh Cumming's case and is even a suspect (just as he did at Tommy's sentencing).

::::Makes me wonder why it wasn't done at Ronald's sentencing also:::: :waitasec:

I suspect things will change as soon as it hits Misty she is going to sit in jail 10 years longer than Ron. I suspect her memory is about to get super clear and Rons deal really wasn't such a deal after all.

jmo

 

[SoSueMe]

But she is the only one with a few 25 MINIMUMS, Right?

Well, she is NOW.

Donna had a 25 year minimum, which she pled down to 15.

Ronald had two 25 year minimums, which the state dropped and he pled out on the other three (two of which were 15 year minimums and one was a 3 year minimum).

 

[SoSueMe]

I suspect things will change as soon as it hits Misty she is going to sit in jail 10 years longer than Ron. I suspect her memory is about to get super clear and Rons deal really wasn't such a deal after all.

jmo

I hope you're right, but geez, the girl saw Hope sentenced to 15 and her brother sentenced to 15 and that was a while ago. She just saw Donna sentenced to 15, so I don't know what will make the girl talk. I wonder if they've offered her immunity?

Did Misty sell to anyone other than the undercover?

 

[krkrjx]

I hope you're right, but geez, the girl saw Hope sentenced to 15 and her brother sentenced to 15 and that was a while ago. She just saw Donna sentenced to 15, so I don't know what will make the girl talk. I wonder if they've offered her immunity?

Did Misty sell to anyone other than the undercover?

Here's my take:

Misty's attorney has told her she qualifies as Youthful Offender and she is holding out hope that he will succeed in this effort. The court must consider this status for her, but does not have to grant it. Still, I think Misty is hoping it will come to pass; she may rethink things if she gets a 25-year sentence instead of her hoped-for boot camp.

As for immunity, I doubt anyone would be offered immunity to charges of harming Haleigh but I think anyone could be offered immunity against charges of withholding evidence or obstruction of justice. And if this case is ever to be solved I think someone (maybe not one of the ones in jail) will be offered immunity to tell what they know.

 

[KR2tonenow]

Misty is no longer a Cummings. She is a Croslin. They are likely to throw the book at her.

We can hope!~ I wish they would put child neglect/endangerment as well.

 

[impatientredhead]

I believe Hope was on probation and had another charge pending when she was busted in this latest round. Would that make a difference? Misty has never been arrested and had no priors.

If a judge and the state were inclined to think Misty had hopes of redemption it could make a difference, but clearly the state is not going to support that suggestion. And even if the state supported the suggestion the judge does not have to honor the request anyway.

Misty is not going to the one in this group to walk away with a reduced sentence. I don't think she is going to get the 70 years many are hoping for (and that would be unfair application of sentencing when compared to similar cases).

Donna Brock had no priors, a strong arguement that she was a do gooder led astray in the effort to gain information and they didn't let her go the drug court route. If she got no sympathy, Misty isn't going to be spared. I think we will see a 25 year sentence.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I think she will get 15 years for each county for a total of 3 yrs and I think they will be concurent...She better get to talking ASAP, hopefully when RC is shipped out to prision there will not be what I have always thought was the fear factor that RC seems to weild over MC and TC.

BBM. Additionally, I hope that Misty will come to the realization that RC is not likely to be burning a torch for her while he's in prison. I know that Misty is young and believes that she is "in love" with Ron, but I doubt that the relationship is one that will stand the test of time while they are both incarcerated. jmo

 

[impatientredhead]

I havent necessarily been following very closely this year - so I might be asking a stupid question here - but is 15+ years a usual sentence for someone her age with her charges? were they selling much bigger amounts than I am remembering?

The issue is that these are trafficking charges. In Florida they carry minimum mandatory sentences depending on the drug in question. If convicted under those statutes the judge has no choice but to sentence them to the 15 or 25 years (they have the ability to sentence them to more, but not less). So lack of priors do not matter as far as doing less time, existing priors could lead to more time. Does that make sense?

That being said for what this group of yahoos was doing no one would have spent the money on an undercover sting and pursued trafficking charges leading to the tax payers paying for over a hundred years of incarceration (when you add all the people being sent to state prison for in this case) if there wasn't an unsolvable child murder case surrounding it.

So, yes it is unusual as in it wouldn't have happened if everything else was the same but Haleigh wasn't missing. Is it unusual once some has been charged and convicted on this specific statute in Florida, no.

 

[dodie20]

I can't imagine being in jail, waiting on a court date. It would be agonizing, to say the least, & would make me physically ill. I would hate that kind of anticipation& imagine all of these people are just screaming, 'be done with it already'.

 

[impatientredhead]

We can hope!~ I wish they would put child neglect/endangerment as well.

From a common sense point of view yes, but at a court of law level you have a "care taker" who says she went to bed, awoke to find the child missing, and called 911 for help. Reasonable reaction in the eyes of the law.

LE cannot prove anything otherwise, except to say they believe she is lying.

Casey Anthony SAID her child was gone for 30 days before someone else called the police to say she was missing. Unreasonable in the eyes of the law and therefore charged with neglect.

They can't charge Misty with endangerment at the moment.

 

[txsvicki]

I think they'll take her age into account, but will give her 25 instead of what she deserves.