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Man who killed two while driving drunk given maximum prison term
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Darcy Butcher said many people have drug and alcohol problems, but they seek help themselves rather than wait for a judge to order it. "We are lucky he didn't get out of (that vehicle) and shoot every police officer."
Third District Judge Judith Atherton said Snyder's childhood abuse should never have happened, but the judge also said Snyder had many opportunity to make different choices as an adult.
She sentenced him to one-to-15 years in prison for two counts of automobile homicide and one count of possessing a dangerous weapon, all second-degree felonies. All three prison terms are to run consecutively.
Atherton also said she would recommend that the Board of Pardons not release Snyder until he served the maximum prison time.
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Anonymous | March 28, 2008 at 8:30 p.m.
I think in this case it is obvious the punishment fits the crime,...
Anonymous | March 28, 2008 at 6:13 p.m.
TO judge atherton;thanks for putting some teeth into the law!!!!
citizen | March 28, 2008 at 2:37 p.m.
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