Case Study: Trevor V. Trevor

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Trevor, who shot Matt Foley because the gun discharged, will be sentenced as a youth. Why sentence a killer as a youth? Mr. Jones had never planned on shooting anyone; the manslaughter he committed was merely an accident. His charge will be manslaughter, as you may already know. Custody, supervision, probation, and community service will be Jones' sentences. Trevor will attend prison for 2 years, supervision for 1 year, probation for 6 months, and 6 hours of community service a week for 8 months. Since he has committed murder, jail time will benefit Trevor most by giving him time to rethink his bad choices that he should regret, and figure out how to turn things around. Supervision will help keep Jones on the right path, and keep him out of

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