[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Grace Cangialosi]

I think she will be on probation after her release--and that's what she can't violate without going back for the full sentence.
I don't know if she'll be eligible for parole before the seven years are up; in my opinion, it shouldn't be granted, and I suspect the Palermo family will argue against it.

> On Oct 28, 2015, at 12:41 PM, "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Eleanor Braun
> 
> Strictly speaking, she was sentenced to 20 years; however 13 years were
> suspended.  If after her release from prison in 7 years she violates the
> 
> Exactly how is the suspension and Parole related? They're certainly not the same thing. A parole could let her out in fairly short order, but that doesn’t affect the length of the sentence or the suspension part of it.
> 
> The exception would be if the sentence included a clause restricting the availability of parole.
> 
> Those who think this is to lenient might consider that there's a considerable amount of white privilege at work when one pulls the car past the foot of the driveway.
> 
> See:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/us/racial-disparity-traffic-stops-driving-black.html?_r=0
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie