T.F. woman sentenced to life for lewdness charge

**Prince** · 05-16-2010, 10:25 AM

T.F. woman sentenced to life for lewdness charge

ELKO, Nev. — A Twin Falls woman convicted of forcing a 13-year-old boy to touch her breasts was sentenced Monday to life in prison.

Michelle Lyn Taylor, 34, was convicted of lewdness with a minor under 14 in November after a week-long trial in Elko County, Nev., District Judge Mike Memeo’s courtroom.

With the conviction, Taylor faced a mandatory life sentence, and Memeo set parole eligibility after 10 years, the minimum sentence. If released on parole she must register as a sex offender and will be under lifetime supervision.

The district attorney’s office did not offer a plea agreement in the case, said public defender Alina Kilpatrick, who argued the sentence is unconstitutional and doesn’t fit the crime.

“The jury was not allowed to know the potential sentence in this case and the Legislature doesn’t know the facts,” she said, alluding to the minimum sentence set by the Legislature in Nevada Revised Statute.

Kilpatrick said despite the parole eligibility after 10 years, there should be no mistake that it’s a life sentence for Taylor.

“She is getting a greater penalty for having a boy touch her breast than if she killed him,” she said.

After he sentenced her, Memeo said he was bound by state statute to impose the life sentence, but said he isn’t sure why the prosecution chose to charge her under that statute.

District Attorney Gary Woodbury could not be reached for comment.

Taylor, who lived in Jackpot, Nev., at the time of the crime, kissed a friend’s child, forced him to touch her breast and asked him to have sex with her in February 2008.

Taylor claimed she was intoxicated and doesn’t remember what happened that night. She told jurors she roughhoused with the boy, but didn’t force him to touch her inappropriately.

Man arrested in Nevada on felony warrant

A Twin Falls man wanted on kidnapping and drug charges was arrested Friday on a warrant at Barton’s Club 93 casino in Jackpot, Nev.

Timothy L. Craig, 50, was located by an Elko County sheriff’s deputy based on information distributed by the sheriff’s office’s terrorism liaison.

“(Twin Falls law enforcement) thought he was headed our way,” Undersheriff Doug Gailey said.

Gailey said the information was distributed throughout the various law enforcement entities in the county, and it eventually paid off in Jackpot.

Craig’s felony warrant is for $75,000.

T.F. woman sentenced to life for lewdness charge

**DOMS** · 05-16-2010, 10:48 AM

First off, that's a fucked up sentence. Murderers have gotten 8 year sentences. I'm all for punishing people, but the punishment has to fit the crime.

Secondly, forced? I don't know the particulars, but when I was 13, no chick had to force me to do shit. That's like saying I was forced to win the lotto.

**danzik17** · 05-16-2010, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by DOMS

First off, that's a fucked up sentence. Murderers have gotten 8 year sentences. I'm all for punishing people, but the punishment has to fit the crime.

Secondly, forced? I don't know the particulars, but when I was 13, no chick had to force me to do shit. That's like saying I was forced to win the lotto.

There's no such thing as forcing a 13 yr old to do that.

Unless you're ugly.

**DOMS** · 05-16-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by danzik17

Unless you're ugly.

I thought that, but didn't write it. But yeah, she'd have to be ugly for me to not have wanted to touch her.

I was 13 the first time a girl showed me her boobs (she was 14). Being the gentleman that mother raised me to be, I kindly asked permission first, she said yes, and I was all over them.

Forced? Hardly.

**Big Smoothy** · 05-16-2010, 12:24 PM

Good catch, Prince.

This is not a new story, and yes it is very f*cking stupid.

What the f*ck has our country come to?

We know, the answer.

**Mudge** · 05-16-2010, 04:01 PM

I figured this was Dubai or something, geez.

**Gazhole** · 05-16-2010, 04:57 PM

Did they cut off the boy's hands, too? Jesus.

**Dark Geared God** · 05-16-2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

First off, that's a fucked up sentence. Murderers have gotten 8 year sentences. I'm all for punishing people, but the punishment has to fit the crime.

Secondly, forced? I don't know the particulars, but when I was 13, no chick had to force me to do shit. That's like saying I was forced to win the lotto.

At that age no one woul have to force me.. thats a fuckup state

**Fetusaurus Rex** · 05-16-2010, 06:10 PM

didn't read the article but was she representing herself, if now then wtf kind of lawyer was representing her?

**Dark Geared God** · 05-16-2010, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Fetusaurus Rex

didn't read the article but was she representing herself, if now then wtf kind of lawyer was representing her?

A public defender well worth the money..

**maniclion** · 05-16-2010, 06:54 PM

The jury was not allowed to know the potential sentence in this case and the Legislature doesn’t know the facts,” she said, alluding to the minimum sentence set by the Legislature in Nevada Revised Statute.

Uniformed jury and lazy lawmakers....no sir our legal system works just fine

**Dark Geared God** · 05-16-2010, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

The jury was not allowed to know the potential sentence in this case and the Legislature doesn’t know the facts,” she said, alluding to the minimum sentence set by the Legislature in Nevada Revised Statute.

Uniformed jury and lazy lawmakers....no sir our legal system works just fine

they state filed it that way so it would workout that way.. the state pulls shit like thatall the time and a Public Defender they work for the state too.

**Dark Geared God** · 05-16-2010, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Richard Gears

Thats harsh. She must of been a gargoyle though. Most of the hot ones seem to get slaps on the wrist.

My thought exactly if she was hott she would be on th lifetime movie of the week

**KelJu** · 05-16-2010, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Richard Gears

Thats harsh. She must of been a gargoyle though. Most of the hot ones seem to get slaps on the wrist.

I went and looked up a video of the court sentencing. She was ucking fugly!

But, I still thought the sentence was retarded to the highest level.

**Dark Geared God** · 05-16-2010, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

I went and looked up a video of the court sentencing. She was ucking fugly!

But, I still thought the sentence was retarded to the highest level.

they wanted to make sure her genetics stayed locked up... There weed laws are fucked up to ...get ya life after 2 times caught. unless u have a med card but still

**maniclion** · 05-17-2010, 03:41 AM

It doesn't matter if she looked like a trolls nutsack teachers get less time for fucking their students on more than one occasion, hell old pervs only get a decade or 2 for fondling children....scales of justice need a re-calibration me thinks....

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