I thought when I first read this opinion that Mr. Mejia was only sentenced to four years in prison, and freaked out about that fact when I got to the portion of the opinion when Justice McKinster described the facts of his offenses. (I won't delineate in detail what transpired, but you're free to read the entire opinion for yourself; suffice it to say for now that he was convicted of torture,
spousal rape, spousal abuse, and criminal threats. Offenses that he committed in spades.)
But then, after finishing the full 25 pages, I went and reread the portion about the sentence. Which turns out was four years on the first count mentioned in the opinion, but 15 to life and 7 to life on two of the other counts.
Which is more in line with what I'd have expected after reading the facts.
