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Scott County District Judge Paul Macek agreed to eliminate the mandatory minimum that originally was imposed on Laura Hochmuth, making tpatagonia catalog onlinehe now 33 year old eligible at any time for a parole board hearing, but he would not lessen her 50 year term.
Judges are not supposed to act on emotion, Macek said in court. But I read the details of the crime, and it made my blood boil.
An Iowa Supreme Court decision declared that mandatory minimum terms for juvenile offenders was unconstitutional, and Hochmuth s case is one of several Scott County cases that have returned for resentencing consideration.
Hochmuth was one of four teenagers accused of kidnapping Scott York in May 1997. The others were Sabra Rogers, 15, Jon Aupatagonia guide jacket and jeans3gust, 18, and James Schultz, 18. They abducted York, stole his car and used his ATM card to obtain money along a route through Council Bluffs, Omaha and Kansas City. York was then forced from the car, viciously beaten and left for dead near Baxter Springs, Kan.
Hochmuth was sentenced topatagonia women's full zip better sweater jacket 50 years in prison on charges of second degree kidnapping, first degree robbery and second degree robbery. Originally, she was sentenced to serve at least 35 years behind bars before she would bepatagonia outlet store carlsbad eligible for parole.
Macek had the discretion Friday to keep the mandatory minimpatagonia outlet store 08um intapatagonia guide jacket and jeans1ct. He wanted to hear from Hochmuth first.
I was stupid, Hochmuth said in court. I didn t think before I acted. I take full responsibility for my ppatagonia guide jacket and jeans2art of it, and I m sorry for what happened to Scott.
Hochmuth, who admitted she was nervous, told the judge she is grown up now.
She said that when she went to prison, knowing she would spend the next 35 years behind bars, she had nothing to lose and was a discipline problem at first.
I allowed my time to do me than me do my time, she told Macek.
The turning point in her attitpatagonia express $50 off $150 purchaseude came when the sister of her victim visited her in prison, and she said the visit gave her hope.
I did a lot of time in the hole, she said. For the last six years,patagonia guide jacket and jeans0 I did none. And for the last three years, I was in the honor unit.
She said she earned her GED andhas taken college level courses.
Her attorney, Phil Ramirez, said her family has put a plan in place to help her transition out of prison when the day comes.
Hochmuth s apology to the vpatagonia guide jacket and jeansictim has only recently surfaced, Macek said, citing patagonia guide jacket fabricher lack of remorse and the nature of the crime as reasons to keep her locked up for now.
Hochmuth said, I love you, to family members in the courtroom as she was escorted away in shackles.
Laura deserved what she got, but enough is enough, her mother, Vickie Wedra of Davenport, said afterward.
Wedra added her own apologypatagonia guide pants line to York and his family.
Hochmuth s aunt, Judy Woeckener of Rock Island, said Hochmuth was a follower when she was a teenager.
Now, she s in control of her own life, Woeckener said.
A hearing for Rogers, the youngest of the co defendants, to reconsiderpatagonia logo online her sentence is set for Oct. 16 in Scott County.
