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• Justice system changes brought results

  January 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Today, Judge Maryann Moreno steps down from the role of presiding judge in Spokane County Superior Court after overseeing dramatic changes – and improved results – in how local officials … 2

• Father pleads guilty to injuring baby

  April 28, 2011 in City A Spokane man pleaded guilty today to fracturing his 2-month-old daughter’s rib and skull and received nearly six years in prison. 6

• DNA catches up to convicted rapist

  April 8, 2011 in News, City A Spokane man was sentenced essentially to time served Friday for a sexual assault in 1999 that remained unsolved until DNA caught up to him. 1

• Park rapist gets 15-month term

  April 24, 2010 in City on Page B6 A brain-damaged homeless man could serve either four more months or up to five years in prison based on a sentence Friday for a rape that occurred in broad daylight …

• Drifter sent to prison for brutal slaying

  March 25, 2010 in News, City Michael A. Quinones was drifting across the country in October 2008 when he broke down in Spokane. Before he left town for Missoula, he left a bludgeoned young mother in …

• Serial robber gets 10 years

  February 11, 2010 in City on Page A6 A 20-year-old man who as a teenager terrorized Spokane payday loan stores in a drug-fueled armed robbery spree was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday. Before Zachary T. Allen …

• Serial robber sentenced to 10 years

  February 10, 2010 in News A 20-year-old man who as a teenager terrorized Spokane payday loan stores in a drug-fueled armed robbery spree was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday.

• Ex-sports star sentenced for child molestation

  September 25, 2009 in City on Page A8 A former high school sports star who was to attend community college on a basketball scholarship will spend at least four years in prison for molesting younger players. Rikeya J. …

• Guilty plea in child rape case

  August 7, 2009 in City on Page A7 The former security supervisor for The Spokesman-Review pleaded guilty Thursday to three sexual assault charges that could keep him in prison for life. Robert J. Robel, 61, pleaded guilty to …

• Man gets 6 months for kiting checks

  July 15, 2009 in City on Page A8 A man who convinced his girl-friend he was a covert military agent and swindled thousands of dollars to fund his gambling habit will spend the next six months in jail. …