[Vision2020] State Sen. McGee Pleads Guilty to DUI in Deal with Prosecutor

[Tom Hansen]

So, Sunil, if I were to take my neighbor's car (without his/her permission) for a joy ride around town for the evening . . . or simply to go grocery shopping . . . I am not guilty of auto theft?  Or should I drink a bottle of Jack Daniels before I go on that joy ride?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown


On Jul 2, 2011, at 23:04, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I disagree Tom. Just because the state brings a felony charge doesn't mean a felony was committed. 
> 
> I think this was overcharging from the beginning. The state had to prove an intent to permanently deprive the owners of their vehicle, and I don't think they were ever going to prove that.
> 
> If someone intends to permanently deprive someone, they do more than pass out in the vehicle.
> 
> He didn't get away with a felony.
> 
> Sunil
> 
> > Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 18:02:41 -0700
> > From: thansen at moscow.com
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
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> > Subject: [Vision2020] State Sen. McGee Pleads Guilty to DUI in Deal with	Prosecutor
> > 
> > Courtesy of KHQ-TV at:
> > 
> > http://www.khq.com/story/15011975/sen-mcgee-poised-to-appear-in-court-on-dui
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > McGee pleads guilty to DUI in deal with prosecutor
> > 
> > BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Republican state Sen. John McGee has pleaded guilty to
> > driving under the influence of alcohol in a plea agreement reached with
> > prosecutors.
> > 
> > The 38-year-old Caldwell Republican reached an agreement Friday, less than
> > two weeks after he was arrested in a Boise neighborhood.
> > 
> > Under terms of the deal, a special prosecutor agreed to dismiss one count
> > of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, a felony.
> > 
> > The judge approved the terms and sentenced McGee to 180 days in jail, with
> > 175 suspended. McGee was also fined $1,000, ordered to perform 24 hours of
> > community service and take alcohol classes.
> > 
> > McGee was arrested June 19 after police say he took a truck and cargo
> > trailer from the southwest Boise home of a stranger and got it stuck in a
> > yard just down the street.
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > So . . .
> > 
> > State Sen. John McGee (R-Caldwell), through the kind generosity of the
> > Idaho legal system, escapes a felony conviction for auto theft by agreeing
> > to 24 hours of community service in addition to sentencing for DUI.
> > 
> > JEEESH!
> > 
> > In the words of our state motto . . .
> > 
> > Esto perpetua, Idaho.
> > 
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> > 
> > 
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> > 
> > - Author Unknown
> > 
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