Quote from this June 10, 2013 article: "Also, crying intermittently were family members of the 20-year old defendant, Chauncey Sterling, who could be sent to prison for life if found guilty."
Then on or around about June 13, 2013 Charlotte Observer Reporter Elizabeth Leland reports "Superior Court Judge Lisa Bell announced the mandatory sentence for Robert Barber's murder - Life without the possibility of parole." (LWOP)
I have written about this "Shooting of Hospital Executive" in South Charlotte, NC on this blog before. http://applebaumparadigm.blogspot.com/2013/06/chauncey-sterling-case-similar-to.html
"Southpark's Foxcroft Neighborhood" wording implies that it is a prominent Neighborhood. The life sentencing in this case seems to send a message of "maximum" sentencing when crimes are committed within prominent neighborhoods.
All Crime is wrong. I wonder if all the wrongful deaths as a result of police brutality will also yield "life without parole" sentencing for all the officers convicted?
On a separate note, here is a different article surrounding another prominent neighborhood in Augusta, Georgia named "Summerville."
"Summerville" Rape
The article dated January 31, 2007 states that an alleged rape of an elderly Summerville woman could send the suspect "back to prison for the rest of his life if convicted." And you guessed it . . . the suspect was sentenced to life in prison on or about January 15, 2008 despite the fact that rape seemed to be fabricated. You can learn more about this case at http://applebaumparadigm.blogspot.com/2015/12/2007-augusta-ga-rape-case-revisited.html
The bottom line is that there is a sentencing pattern for crimes committed in prominent neighborhoods. The pattern is called "life sentences."
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