Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Pezze and the Jennifer Daugherty Case

Judge Pezze could have kept one of those accused of killing Jennifer Daugherty from being on the streets; Repeatedly she refused against the urgings of the officers involved

http://www.wtae.com/news/22531627/detail.html

Court records show that a Westmoreland County judge had several chances to put Smyrnes in prison for 23 months but opted to let him remain free. Here's the chain of events:
October 2008 - Smyrnes pleads guilty to assault and is sentenced to two to 23 months in prison. Judge Debra Pezze paroles him right away and orders anger management counseling.
April 2009 - Greensburg police charge Smyrnes with felony counts including burglary and conspiracy. The probation office asks Pezze to revoke parole and send him to prison. She revokes parole, then immediately re-paroles Smyrnes and orders more anger management counseling.
October 2009 - McKeesport police arrest Smyrnes for assault. The Westmoreland DA's office asks Pezze to revoke parole. Pezze allows parole to continue.



Read more: http://www.wtae.com/news/22531627/detail.html#ixzz1TohEeSMz