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Teen pleads guilty to assault charge

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 9:32am
By: John Munford

A McDonough teen pled guilty today to a felony stemming from an armed robbery Jan. 23 at the Food Depot grocery store in Fayetteville. 

Sheron Tyre Merritt, 17, of West Road, pled guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was 16 at the time of the offense and he was accused of using a handgun as he stole $180 from another person at the store. 

Merritt was sentenced to three years in prison followed by seven years probation by Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson.

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Teen pleads guilty to assault charge
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Submitted by Gene61 on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 2:35pm.

Only 3 years ? Talk about a sweetheart deal...Guess his age played a factor, plus his first offense. But what a first offense it was!

Question - What is the ( average ) sentence for aggravated assault with a weapon in GA? What do the guidelines say? Anyone know?


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Gene61
Submitted by Davids mom on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 2:44pm.

You May Find the Answer Here

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A Better Criminal
Submitted by Davids mom on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 2:16pm.

With our present justice system, he'll come out a better criminal instead of a better citizen. He'll be 'street smart', buff, and unfortunately proud of his record of serving time. We need to provide rehabilitation to those who may benefit from such opportunities. Without rehab we're just putting better criminals on the street.

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3 Years for Armed Robbery?
Submitted by MacTheKnife on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 2:03pm.

If he would have shot the guy what would he have gotten, five years?

How would you feel if a guy stuck a loaded gun in your mouth and robbed you, then they caught him and you were in and out of court for 10 months, and all he got was three years for it? Of course he will get credit for timed served I feel certain.

How about, oh, let's say about 20 minimum for armed robbery with say 12 or more to serve?

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