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Probation. that wasn t a lot of money in stake. it was in the world of fraud a small fraud. not to say what she did wasn t morally reprehensible and unlikely to land her in prison. shepard: when i heard the federal government was asking for one month and last time the prosecution asked for 11 months and the defendant got a month. when you ask for a month you have to feel ashamed. what are you take case where you want somebody to go to jail for 30 days. that s a case you see in misdemeanor court. it s not the reason we have the federal government and resources to prosecute people. shepard: there s a bigger picture here. you don t need anybody with money paying off sats and keeping other people out. i don t know how you approach it ....
Her score. huffman pled guilty and beg the judge to spare her from going to prison and thought she was being a good nom and giving her daughter a fair shot and realizes now it was quite the opposite of fair. the prosecutors pushing for at least one month of prison time. they say probation or health arrest for a person link in the hollywood hills with an infinity pool isn t enough to deter others and her husband and desperate housewives co-star, eva longoria are among dozens who sent letters to the judge vouching huffman s character. we ll go to the courthouse for a live report from our correspondent and we have two legal minds to walk us through because it s a sliver of the case that are come months to ....
Month and a half. shepard: the judge said i m imposing a $30,000 fine and one-year probation, 250 hours of community service and 14 days in prison. that s the sentness i think is the sentence is the write sentence and said for her rehabilitation you can move forward without the sentence i think the community around you would ask why you got away with this. judge napolitano thoughts on that? it s a little heavier thane expected but the rationale was right on the mark expresses the community outrage consistent with the sentencing guidelines and bullet-prof on appeal. shepard: i m reading reaction from viewers and others on social media and beyond. it runs the gamut. why would they give her this time when others have gotten probation up to if this had been me or someone i know i d been in ....
Inprisonment is not a default setting. probation could be a deterrent. the quences are her own doing. her daughter is not going school next year. the ramifications continue and the consequences are likely to continue. it doesn t follow a sentence of prison will deter other and they said all this aside she is a good person. she did on one occasion lose sight of her morale compass long before her arrest she made the decision to right the ship and said no to testing for her second daughter. she s pleaded guilty. the lawyers have come forward and the only matter now is does she go to prison. felicity huffman is now speaking to the court inside the courtroom at this moment. i m getting a transcript of what ....
Actress, laurie laughlin has taken approach. they re fighting the charges and they paid $500,000 to get their daughters into university of southern california. i read for you the note felicity huffman sent to the court and now her lawyer is speaking inside the court and said to the judge, i don t see probation as a joke. we take this very seriously, this is the judge. she said i don t see probation as a joke. we take this seriously. i understand you can have a bro base probation sentence. i need make sure the right sentence. the court said not treat her favorable because of her wealth. the overwhelming percentage in similar guidelines only five were sentenced to jail and they had aggravating factors. meaning other things involved ....