Chapter 20 - The Sentences
Evelyn was sentenced first.
Her cooperation credited.
No prior record.
Age sixty.
But conduct serious.
Taking phone.
Tampering.
Coercion.
Failure to aid.
She received five years six months effective incarceration, followed by supervision.
With lawful credits, she later served just under four and a half years.
No immediate home confinement.
No slap on wrist.
No decades.
Finite consequence.
She spoke at sentencing.
“I was protecting my son.”
Judge answered:
“You were protecting money and reputation while a pregnant woman burned on your floor.”
Evelyn looked down.
Julian’s sentencing came two weeks later.
Aggravating:
Serious burns.
Pregnant victim.
Premature delivery.
Financial motive.
Prior planning to frighten.
Attempted use of property without consent.
Destruction of evidence.
False 911 narrative.
Mitigating:
No prior criminal record.
He called for emergency care.
No murder conviction.
No evidence of intent to harm fetus specifically.
Judge imposed effective fourteen year prison term after count structuring and merger, with parole/credit rules according law, plus supervision.
Restitution ordered for eligible uncovered medical costs, property damage, and certain legal/security expenses.
Not every emotional harm convertible to money.
Julian would later serve around eleven and a half years before release eligibility and supervised reentry, depending credits.
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No secret pardon.
No family influence erased conviction.
