Chapter 4

“Why is he out after only seven years?”

“His father was a politician and the family had influence. The fact that he went to jail at all was a miracle. He asked for a bench trial, the kind with no jury. That was so his father could buy off the judge.”

“The prosecutor let them do that?” Reggie’s fist tightened.

“The prosecutor could do nothing. The judge couldn’t let him off completely, the police caught him and his crew in the act, but I’m sure money changed hands for the reduced sentence and probation.”

“Couldn’t the prosecutor look for a new trial?”

“Not if he was convicted at the bench trial and the prosecution can’t ask for a stiffer sentence, that’s totally up to the judge.”

“How the hell did the judge justify the sentence?”