Podcast: Criminal (Episode 39)
"In 1983, three men were prepared to plead guilty to a violent sexual assault in Anderson, South Carolina. Defense attorneys did not want their clients to go before a jury, and arranged a plea deal. This left the sentencing in the hands of the judge, who gave the assailants a very controversial choice."
30 years in prison or surgical castration.
More information:
1983 Article in the The New York Times
Michael Braxton's new prison term in the Independent Mail
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