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Legal analyst danny is he cevallos as well as heather hansen. nischelle turner is going to stand by, as well. danny, let me start with you. the fact the ecstasy charges goes forward but the rape charge does not, they cite there's not enough evidence. we don't have the any information on this case. what essentially might that mean? >> something is strange with this case and here's why. this involves a witness that the prosecution ultimately felt was not credible. yet they're proceeding on a drug possession charge. in california, possession plus furnish equals felony. they don't have any seize y...

We had patchy frost the last couple nights in new england. saranac lake, it was in the 20s in new york. >> do they wear coats in 60 degrees? >> depends where you come from. in atlanta perhaps, in maine i don't think so. >> all right. thanks so much. a montana judge who sparked national outrage when he sentenced a teacher to just 30 days on a rape charge was back in court to talk about the case. you'll see exactly what happened next. u.s. congress must decide should the u.s. strike syria. congressman charles rangel joins me to talk about the politics behind his decision. man: sometimes it's...

Welcome back, another crime and punishment report now. for more than a week outrage has been building over the light sentence given to a former teacher in montana admitting to raping his 14-year-old student. the judge that imposed the sentence madeout rageous remarks about the young rape victim. the attorney general stepped in and took action. randi kaye joins me and jeffrey toobin. remind the viewers who happened. >> this case goes back to 2007 when stacey rambold raped shareece morlaes. he was 49, she was 14 and a student. he was charged with sexual intercourse without consent but before the...

Trying rambold without the star witness so offered him a deal if he admitted to a rape charge, complete add sex offender program and had no unsupervised contact with minors but he failed the treatment program, so the felony charges were refiled against him. last week, he was sentenced in the case, and the judge only sentenced him to 15 years with all but 31 days suspended. he got only a month, anderson, for admitting to raping a 14-year-old girl. that brings us to today when montana state prosecutors appeal the case calling the sentence quote illegal. the judge said he was never made aware of ...

Treatment plan, what the judge did instead of going back to the rape charge he saw it as a minor violation of the treatment plan, slapped him on his hand, sent him away, 30 days, see you later. too bad. >> we have to leave it there. more news after this break. ok, i am coming. [ susan ] i hate that the reason we're always stopping is because i have to go to the bathroom. and when we're sitting in traffic, i worry i'll have an accident.