Comments on: Teri Rhodes Sentence Thrown Out

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:32:05 +0000

And Bubba, she doesn’t have a husband, she had a boyfriend who probably left her after he found out she was pregnant. i would like to say this again WHAT SHE DID WAS WRONG (I would have undoubtedly chose abortion) but a life sentence would be too. And p.s i am a libertarian and not a Democrat so that stereotype doesn’t have to be applied to me. Think what you want everyone, but Teri is a good person, just a very confused, scared, and sick one at the time those crimes were committed.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:27:34 +0000

I met Teri after the incident but I did not find out about what happened until months after we met. She was the assistant coach of my volleyball team. I saw her everyday and really got to know her. What I would first like to say is that when I was first told about what happened I did not believe a word of it because she is great person who comes from a great family. second, fuck all of you MEN who have no idea what child birth is like. You shouldn’t even be sharing your opinion right now. Was i disgusted at what she had done? of course, who wouldn’t be? But then when I thought about it, though about how scary and painful giving birth in a bathroom all alone with no painkillers would be and having to cut your own umbillical cord… That would be incredibly hard. Now, If it was me, I never would have done what she did because it was wrong but she is not a homicidal maniac… she is a person and when she committed those crimes she was a scared unmarried pregnant girl from a devout catholic family. And stop with the whole race thing. its just irritating and irrelevant. Her family is by no means rich. I have seen their house, the cars they drive, the clothing they wear. They are without a doubt going in debt paying for all of this.

By: BUBBA

BUBBA — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:11:30 +0000

DANNY Z is correct Pete is correct as well and Mary imagine if she would have been from an african american family…Ron u have good points but u dont see the whole story if cunningham would have follow the guidelines then she would be doing 2 1/2-5 yrs at the MOST wat if ur wife did this 2 ur baby n she got off the hook AND TRUST ME ANYTHING OTHER THAN LIFE IN PRISON IS GETTIN OFF THE HOOK IN THIS CASE

By: BUBBA

BUBBA — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:06:06 +0000

this s**t is crazy judge cunningham should be given a medal in a time when most judges only roof(a long sentence) black males for drugs or guns judge cunningham looked past the fact this girl came from a good white home n just looked at it from a judges point of view(wierd hes a judge) the criminal justice system for woman is a f*****g joke look up on docpa website n look at some of the woman on there and ask ur self if they should be there then look at this b***h case and ask urself if she should FREE WEEZY F BABY LOCKUP KERI RHODES

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:26:56 +0000

I have a few questions.
#1 – Why is Teri sitting at home with her parents during the appeals process when thousands of inmates are sitting in prisons during their appeals process.
#2 – Do you think that her parent’s wealth has anything to do with her sitting at home rather than in prison? Do you think that her parent’s wealth has anything to do with the state Superior Court’s decision?
#3 – If she came from a poor non-white family would she be sitting at home with her family? I doubt it!

By: Danny Z

Danny Z — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:08:21 +0000

Excuse me, but I’m (mostly) as liberal as they come, and what this woman did is nothing short of premeditated murder. Stereotype much?

By: Roe Wade

Roe Wade — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:44:30 +0000

The liberals view this as no different than an abortion . The elimination of inconvenience is a nationwide epidemic . This girl truly has a mental disease .

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:32:29 +0000

Maybe this time they’ll get it right. It should have been life, with no possibility of parole. It was 1st degree premeditated murder.

By: DanZ

DanZ — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:48:27 +0000

First degree murder is what she committed, however she was not sentenced as if she was–it carries a bit more time than 9-18, a sentence that falls under the aggravated range for the charge pled to.

The judge doesn’t have to accept the exact plea for the crime committed either. DAs make plea deals _all_ the time. People plead to lesser charges and judges accept them every day.

The judge issued a ruling with great detail the aggravating circumstances that occurred during the 9 months prior to the homicide. The woman committed premeditated murder. For that and other reasons the judge sentenced her within the Pennsylvania guidelines for the plea entered.

I don’t know anything about hidden documents so I can’t speak to that. Outside of that I fail to see where the judge acted improperly.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:40:16 +0000

DanZ, I think you’re confused. The ruling was not sound – he was accusing and sentencing her for First Degree Murder, which was not the crime to which she submitted the plea (and which he accepted), not voluntary manslaughter. He also didn’t allow the defense to see police reports that he obtained, which the defense should have had access to. If he felt she had intent, he should not have accepted the plea deal, end of story.

No matter your feelings, that ruling was not correct. Justice can’t be served if the judge is imposing his own views and hiding documents from the defense. Teri Rhodes is not going to go unpunished, but this ruling was flawed without a doubt.