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Street Racers May Be Out In 6 Months

Posted by DFO

Feb. 2, 2009 4:50 p.m. • 26 comments

The young men convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy in a 2006 street race could be out of prison within six months. While Kootenai County Judge Fred Gibler this morning sentenced Daniel W. Cutting, 20, and Dominick F. Salois, 21, respectably, to two and three years in prison before parole could be considered, he retained jurisdiction over the case for six months. That means the men will go to a moderately secure prison in Cottonwood and Gibler will hold another hearing to decide if they should be released on probation or sent to prison in Boise. A jury found the Coeur d’Alene men guilty of felony vehicular manslaughter in November for the death of a 14-year-old boy in a crash in October 2006/Meghann Cuniff, SR. More here.

DFO: Meghann Cuniff has a better interpretation of the sentencing given the two young men involved in the 2006 street racing death of a 14-year-old boy.

Question: Appropriate sentences?

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