Prosecutor Won't Appeal Coughlin Sentence
posted 3:49 pm Fri March 28, 2008 - Fort Smith
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A federal prosecutor says he won't appeal the home-detention sentence handed down to the former No. 2 Wal-Mart executive.
Prosecutor Robert C. Balfe said Friday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision gives federal judges more discretion in sentencing defendants, and added that an appeal would be costly to the government.
Thomas Coughlin admitted to stealing cash, gift cards and equipment from Wal-Mart worth about $500,000 and pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2006. He was initially sentenced to 27 months house arrest, but a federal appeals court overturned that sentence.
Coughlin was re-sentenced to 27 months home detention and 1,500 of community service.
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Latest Comment on Prosecutor Won't Appeal Coughlin Sentence
wylde
1:31 am on 03/29/08
Now where are all the bad and ignorant comments abou this one?? A crime is a crime. No matter who commits it.
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