Student who shot classmate to graduate, no jail time

[Blue_Dolphin308]

About 500 students will graduate this weekend from Atlanta's prestigious Morehouse College. One person who won't be there is Rashad Johnson, shot three times by a fellow student. But the shooter will receive his diploma -- part of a plea deal that spared him up to 20 years in prison.
Joshua Brandon Norris was given a plea deal that avoided jail time and mandated he stay in college.



http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/14/morehouse.justice/index.html#
It's a puzzling case that raises a huge question: How can this be?




Even Atlanta's chief district attorney, Paul Howard, is outraged by the generous plea deal, an offer that was made by a prosecutor under his command.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/14/morehouse.justice/index.html

 

[EmMomma]

:furious:
An absolute miscarriage of justice, IMO.

 

[txsvicki]

Maybe attending a "prestigious" school = money and contacts in the family.

 

[reportertype]

:furious:
An absolute miscarriage of justice, IMO.

100 percent agree. I was glad to see the prosecutor who did this is no longer working in the DA's office.

 

[Bobbisangel]

That is just bizarre. How did that Pros sneak that plea by the boss Pros? I really hate plea bargains. The only reason they are offered is so the state can avoid paying for a trial. The victim is the one who gets screwed in a plea deal.

 

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About 500 students will graduate this weekend from Atlanta's prestigious Morehouse College. One person who won't be there is Rashad Johnson, shot three times by a fellow student. But the shooter will receive his diploma -- part of a plea deal that spared him up to 20 years in prison.
Joshua Brandon Norris was given a plea deal that avoided jail time and mandated he stay in college.



http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/14/morehouse.justice/index.html#
It's a puzzling case that raises a huge question: How can this be?




Even Atlanta's chief district attorney, Paul Howard, is outraged by the generous plea deal, an offer that was made by a prosecutor under his command.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/14/morehouse.justice/index.html

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WHAT IS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM COMING TO?