re: Really good Cecil Collins Article

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He came in through the bedroom window and was going after a woman while she was sleeping. Fortunately for her, her husband was there and confronted Collins who was therefore deterred from doing whatever it was that he intended. He was a multiple offender. If it were your wife or daughter who was the intended victim and your home invaded in the dead of night, I don't think you would feel that his sentence was too long. The sentence is not out of line with a typical South Florida burglary offense. As far as Stallworth is concerned (also South Florida), he obviously paid a lot of money, either/or both to his attorney, the victim's family, and the election campaign committee of the local prosecutor and/or judge.

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Yes Stallworth reached a financial settlement with the victims family as well he should have, the rest you are going overboard on...

The big difference here as far as the crimes (outside of people killed of course) is Intent...Collins willfully committed his crimes and was a repeat offender while Little and Stallworth did not...