I love it when judges let defense attorneys know that they are not going to get away with whatever they want for their client.
This is in an article about a defendant in a case where a group of boys repeatedly raped an 11-year-old girl:
"The boy's been sentenced to 7 years probation. He won't have to register as a sex offender, but his probation does include a number of restrictions — he can't use drugs or alcohol or look at porn, he can't leave the county, and he can't have any contact with the victim. This is a stiffer sentence than the county attorney had recommended, but the judge said, "I've already determined that there needs to be punishment in this case. I am not following the recommendations. You don't come in here thinking that (the plea agreement) is tied together with a nice bow."
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