Oh, I realize you are not frustrated with me, but this was precedence setting even if it is hard to believe. Parole violations do not warrant extended time-but isn't any time better than nothing? And now Tawni's whole story has been read into a public record. Finally, it is a matter of public record what was done to her and how she suffered and who caused it.
The jury had no idea he would get so little time and why-they were appalled. The judge could not legally extend his time in September without a risk of being overturned. So rather than let the guy off with his minimum time, she took the ballsy step of seating a jury of his peers and having them decide if this case was something different than your standard flight from parole. They did, and now it will be easier to attach additional years to criminals who have been paper pushed from one jurisdiction to another....which is ultimately what happened here.
I tried to get this across in December-the fact that it would be so expensive and how unheard of this was. I am glad the judge took the step, even if the victory was in name only.
There will never be enough justice in this case-not unless Walker was charged with counts directly related to what we now know about what happened, if we even know what happened. This can never occur, with the EXCEPTION of the federal charges IF they are filed.
