A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash has called out the governor for his lack of 'respect' in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.
later this month – has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place, according to a local affiliate report. commuted the sentence
But before the hearing could take place, Polis announced on Dec. 30 that he had cut the sentence by a century, local affiliate FOX 31Jones responded in an order canceling the Jan. 13 hearing, in which he wrote that the "court respects the authority of the Governor to do so," according to the filing obtained byHe added: "Based on the timing of the decision, however, it appears this respect is not mutual.
The Democratic governor told the trucker that he had been convicted of "serious" crimes and said that "four individuals lost their lives and others were seriously injured because of your bad decisions." "Though your actions have caused immense pain," he wrote, "I am encouraged by your personal reflection and the commercial vehicle safety changes that were made in the wake of this tragedy to ensure this type of event never happens again." His decision was lauded by some members of the public and even celebrity Kim Kardashian-West.
"You also have to realize [Aguilera-Mederos] will not spend the entire 10 years the governor put his sentence at. He could get out in as little as 5 years," Bailey told "Would your brother’s life be adequately compensated if he spent 1 1/4 years per death in prison?"
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