Comments on: Joyce can’t have it both ways

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:35:33 +0000

I was one of the “Maximum Mike” sentencees back in 1988. At first I was kind of glad to see that he got into trouble, but then I realized or wondered if he had used fraudulent means to impose longer sentences than were allowed by law. Has anyone had their sentences by Michael Joyce overturned under this pretense?

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:31:51 +0000

Maybe if he would have kept it in his pants he would not have needed to be so greedy. If anyone should know the law it has to be a judge. We ALL need to abide be the rules. I don't suspect he would have been lenient on this case if he were the one presiding over it. (Maximum Mike, karma can be a bitch)

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:07:37 +0000

I suspect a judge will look at the detriment Joyce has caused to the courts — an institution integral to the order of society — and instead of adding years to a sentence (which he can't do), he might just be persuaded to order the maximum allowed under the law.

I think 4-5 years is very appropriate in this circumstance since a message needs to be sent to judges that they are not above the law.

Maybe Inked has a point but something like that will require the legislature to pass a law adding additional penalties for lawyers, judges, and law enforcement.

By: DannyZ

DannyZ — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:57:26 +0000

Joyce was not a Federal judge so there is zero chance he will be incarcerated with those he sentenced.

By: DannyZ

DannyZ — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:48:32 +0000

Holding law enforcement to a higher standard is indeed applying different rules to different people.

I don't think you've thought through your position fully…

By: inked

inked — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:24:30 +0000

I think it would be hysterical to see him put in a cell with some bubba who he slammed with the max sentence – Watch him try to talk his way out of that. Except they will probably put him is some cushy isolation cell where he doesn't have to mix with those he put in.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:18:31 +0000

The arguement that he's “suffered enough” is a bunch of B.S. – I'd ask Maximum Mike if he'd take that seriously from someone who did the same crime, and was standing in front of his bench. Bonus: Mike must do this while hooked up to a lie detector.

By: inked

inked — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:46:13 +0000

Besides, he knew what he did was wrong as a judge and he sentenced people to maximum terms for crimes similar to his, so he knew it was wrong twice over so he should definitely get the maximum. If not more.

By: inked

inked — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:44:16 +0000

I think that the people who enforce the law should know that they should show a higher standard than the rest of us.

I don't think that criminals should be sentenced by a judge who is in his own actions allowed to be a criminal. That sends the message that depending on who you are, different rules apply.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:44:35 +0000

Your emotional comment makes little sense. He's held to the same standard as anyone else. He may have to face consequences from legal organizations, etc, as he voluntarily entered such engagements but his sentence is based on what he did, not who he is.