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NEWS- Scam sentence: Thomas Coghill gets 30 months
Developer/swindler Thomas E. Coghill Jr. had already pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, so his sentencing hearing should have been pretty straightforward.
Instead, the man who left unpaid bills all over town in the 1990s moved to withdraw his guilty plea and have the prosecutor removed from the case.
The March 15 proceeding dragged on for seven hours before Coghill was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay almost $3 million in restitution to two victims of his house-building scam.
In both cases, Coghill borrowed money to build homes by using houses for collateral that did not exist or belonged to someone else, and he falsified documents to show completed houses that were actually just empty lots.
Coghill's attorney, Curtis Fallgatter, earned a rebuke from Judge Norman Moon when he contended Coghill actually had overpaid Anchor Capital of Potomac, Maryland, by $600,000. Anchor estimated a loss of around $3 million.
"You're bordering on not accepting responsibility," Moon warned. "You're bordering on blaming the victim. I'm putting you on notice."
Fallgatter also accused Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Hogeboom of grand jury abuse. He claimed that Hogeboom "made derogatory comments to business associates of Coghill's." In court, Hogeboom fired back, calling Fallgatter's accusations "scurrilous." Moon denied the motions to withdraw Coghill's guilty plea and to remove Hogeboom.
Later, Fallgatter told the Hook that Coghill was an alcoholic at the time he was bilking investors here. "Fortunately, he has had a successful turnaround and has some successful business ventures down here that would fund restitution," the attorney said.
Coghill, who now lives in Deerfield Beach, Florida, appeared in court in prison stripes because of at least one of those business ventures.
"He wasn't allowed to enter into any financial transactions or deals without the notification and approval of the U.S. Probation Office," says Heidi Coy, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Virginia. Coghill was taken into custody March 13 for a real estate transaction to purchase land in Florida, says Coy.
Fallgatter disagrees that Coghill violated the terms of his bond, but says, "We're thankful Judge Moon re-instated his probation and allowed him to self-report to prison." Coghill's father, Thomas E. Coghill Sr., posted a $250,000 bond.
Coghill took the stand to note that he had started between five and six LLCs in Florida since he was indicted in 2004, and he requested probation so those business ventures could fund restitution. He also mentioned that his girlfriend drives a Porsche, and his son an Escalade.
Moon declined the probation request, and ordered restitution of $2.8 million to Anchor Capital and $170,000 to First Western Investment in Charlottesville, which claimed Coghill did not repay $500,000 in loans.
While criminal charges were brought because of Coghill's schemes with those two companies and a Richmond bank, they were not the only victims of his duplicity. He left dozens of unpaid subcontractors and suppliers, according to sources familiar with his activities.
"I know from investigating and talking to folks, they'd say, 'He owes me money,'" U.S. prosecutor Tom Bondurant told the Hook last summer. "Like every time we talked to people."
Tom Beasley, owner of heating and air-conditioning firm Blue Ridge Services, called Coghill "a silver-tongued devil" who stiffed him for $357,000.
Charlottesville photographer Tom Cogill is glad to know Coghill will be behind bars for a while. Because of the similarity of their names, Cogill often got phone calls for Coghill, who wasn't listed in the phone book. Then he got a summons for a legal matter in Norfolk.
The worst mix-up occurred in 2002 as the photographer was cooking 80 chicken breasts for his daughters' graduation dinner. A sheriff's deputy arrived with an arrest warrant meant for Coghill.
"They put me in handcuffs and took me to jail and had me booked on felony bad checks charges," recalls Cogill. He was released later that night but still had to appear in court in Spotsylvania County to clear up the confusion.
This week, Cogill wanted to help his daughter buy a house and discovered his credit is worse than hers because of the Coghill complications. "I usually hate for anybody to go to prison, but I was so happy to hear that guy got caught," says Cogill.
Coghill has requested to do his time at a Florida prison. Says attorney Fallgatter, "Everyone is anxious to put this behind. He wants some finality in his life."
CORRECTION 3/19/2009: The sentence Coghill received was erroneously reported in the original story and has been corrected.
Most of those bilked by Thomas E. Coghill Jr. were too embarrassed to press charges. Two companies did, however, and saw him get a 30-month prison sentence and an order to pay nearly $3 million in restitution.
I am not a crook. Photographer Tom Cogill, right, (shown with restaurateur buddy Dave Simpson) has been the victim of mistaken identity, and was once arrested on a warrant for Tom Coghill.


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Othello De'souza-Hartley is a visual artist working with photography and film. He received commissions from institutions including The Museum of Liverpool, the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Solo shows, Camden Arts Centre, The Underground Gallery, and featured in-group shows at the Gasworks Gallery and the APT gallery London. He has an MA in Fine Art from Camberwell College of Art and previously studied photography at Central St Martins.
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A new Swedish microbrewery with fine Ales has now seen the light of day, all according to English tradition and Swedish beer flavors. The recipes contain carefully selected organic ingredients, brewed with one of Europe's best waters and traditional craftsmanship."
At Dykes Brewery we decided early on that we would brew our beer using traditional English methods, organic ingredients and a hefty amount of love.
We invite our fellow beer enthusiasts to join us in our passion of bringing something new to the traditional Swedish beer market. Our beers are for connoisseur who prefers premium quality and exclusive taste rather than a low price. The truth is that we focus more on the experience than anything else. We believe brewing beer is much more than simply finding the right malt, hops, water and yeast. Our beer is suitable not only to quench thirst, but also to be consumed with an amazing and suitable meal.
The brewery is located on Alnön, a beautiful island in the archipelago of Sundsvall. We aim to work with local distribution directly from the brewery to local restaurants, pubs and Systembolaget in the region. Being close to our consumer is as important to us as the quality of the beer and its consistency. Our brewery's local roots is and will remain an important part of the our identity.
Join us in our ambition of bringing something new and exciting to the Swedish beer market!


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Not a security professional here but .... having read through how it happened, it's clear sending these emails from the shared account by Paula Broadwell was the problem (if I understand correctly). But would there have been a way for Petreaus to protect himself?
I would think tornetwork but that's probably has a lot of backdoors for military. Maybe some proxy setup or private vpn? Would it be possible to use a secure txt message way via phones? Honestly, maybe something as hair-brained as vps account that you ssh into? Would ssh be secure from the US government from a technical pov? If you feel compelled to answer, leave politics out of it.
thx in advance
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So the basic facts seem to be the following. I am assuming these facts are given so obviously don't send unencrypted email is a given. Is sending pgp encrypted email ok, though? Is there a better sol'n? Using something as a shared drop with the capability of sending out emails seems to be the big problem, but what would be a good alternative? Honestly, these were both very smart people (and interesting to see the social element as the downfall). Basic Facts (feel free to edit):
- Two people shared a gmail account
- They used the gmail account for sending messages by leaving in the draft folder so that no incoming messages into their regular email accounts nor traces of emails on public servers, sniffed from traffic (and probably a myriad of other things)
- Sounds as if one of them (Paula Broadwell) sent an email to third party (Jill Kelley) who brought to attention of the FBI. Due to nature of email, she raised it to FBI who investigated.
- FBI probably got search warrant on gmail account and based on the email(s) sent by Paula Broadwell and the content in the communication in the Drafts folder, it was apparent that David Patraeus


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Betcha my Independence Day was pretty much like the one you just celebrated. Well, maybe not.
The grilled steaks and sweet iced tea were good, but the July 3 death of Andy Griffith sorta dampened my enthusiasm. I opted to watch the fireworks going off over the Mall in Washington, D.C., via TV.
I did feel sorry for the folks in San Diego and seeing how their July 4 fireworks popped at one time.
It reminded me of the time my son tossed a match on the box of firecrackers, roman candles and sparklers.
August 26, 2012, is designated by President Barack Obama as Women's Equality Day. As the anniversary of the 19thamendment, granting women the right to vote, it is fitting to celebrate the many strides the Nation has made towards equality over the past 92 years.
On August 24, Dr. Charmaine W. Stradford of Lancaster will travel to Germany by invitation to be the guest speaker for the US Army Garrison Equal Opportunity Program. She is the wife of John E. Stradford Sr. of Lancaster.
Heads up, parents! Here come two blatantly obvious observations: 1) It's not cheap raising young'uns; and 2) every penny counts when you are raising children.
Which brings us to another blatantly obvious observation: If you do have children, and they're heading back to school Aug. 20, you'd be crazy not to take advantage of the state's annual sales tax holiday.
And it's right around the corner.
The days when you could send your kids off to the first day of school with a lunchbox and a hug are long gone. Today's back-to-school preparations likely include filing out piles of pre-enrollment paperwork, lining up carpools and, of course, the dreaded shopping excursions for clothes and school supplies.
If you're new to this game or simply need a refresher course, here are a few suggestions that can help you save time, money and sanity:
In just a couple of weeks, more than 6,000 students will begin boarding school buses to ride to and from school; more than 70 buses will operate in Lancaster County School District to accomplish this task.
When the school year ends, our buses will have traveled more than 1.25 million miles during the 2012-13 school year.
School bus travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation on the road; this safety record directly results from the intense training our drivers receive and the safety design of our buses.
Every day of the school year, the people in our school cafeterias work hard to give our students meals that taste great and provide the nutrition and energy our students need to grow strong and succeed in school.
We know that healthy, balanced meals make a big difference in how well students do in school and how healthy they are when they become adults.
Here are things you should know about our lunch program:
Our menus
CHICAGO – As many kids are gearing up to begin a new school year, Prevent Blindness America wants to encourage parents to add "get my child's eyes checked" to the their list of things to do. Having a child's vision tested by an eyecare professional can help them towards greater success in the classroom since much of a child's learning is done visually. Some students who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities may simply have a vision problem.
Lancaster County School District students will start school again on August 20. Here are other important school dates to note:
Aug. 10 - New personnel orientation
Aug. 13 - Teacher workday
Aug. 14 - Professional development (all teachers)
Aug. 14 - Districtwide meeting day
Aug. 15 – Teacher workday
Aug. 16 - Professional development (all teachers)
Aug. 17 - Professional development (all teachers)
Aug. 17 - First day for sixth and ninth grades - 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Our children will be healthier and more successful in school if parents make sure their children do some very simple things.
In fact, taking these simple steps to make sure children are healthy — both mentally and physically — are probably the most important factors in how he or she does in school.
Here's what you can do:
Carolina Christian Academy will open its doors to students on August 20. Here are other important dates on the school's calendar:
Patricia Withrow would stand her ground, come hell or high water. On September 21, 1989, hell and high water came. It left the low country looking like a landfill. The 14-year-old and her family stayed as Hurricane Hugo bore down on their Berkeley County farm in South Carolina. They would not leave. They could not leave. Their horses were family.
When Zan Garris Raymond found out "Antiques Roadshow" was taping in Atlanta, Ga., she gathered several pieces from her collection of Catawba Indian pottery and set out with her husband for the series taping.
"I've always been a fan of 'Roadshow,'" Raymond said. "It was a fun experience. I had no clue if I'd be on TV."
By May Vokaty, for The Lancaster News.
Nonprofit organizations like the Lancaster County Council of the Arts depend on the good will of others to be able to carry out their mission in the community. Those of us who love and believe in our work in the not-for-profit sector delight in the shared experiences provided for and by our community "family" members. This month's column will highlight many of the cultural opportunities and events we hope you will share with us.
Arts gala on May 12
Sherry Archie
For The Lancaster News
This time of year, our thoughts turn toward spending more time outside enjoying the welcome warmer temperatures of spring. As the daylight hours slowly extend, many homeowners are finding creative ways to turn their patios and porches into outdoor living spaces. Decorating magazines and sale papers are filled with ideas to add comfortable seating and accessories to create your own outdoor room.
Janet Tharpe
Janet's Notebook
This Easter, why not spring into family gatherings with a smorgasbord of deliciously decadent cupcakes? So much goes in to making a memorable Easter feast – the yummy ham, creamy deviled eggs, all the savory sides – but at the end of the day, it's always been the cheerful sweets that have caught my eye the most.
By Michele Roberts
For The Lancaster News
In an effort to provide more efficient service to people in the community, Christian Services recently opened a new food pantry on Lynwood Drive.
The new facility, which takes the place of food pantry services offered at Christian Services' location on White Street, opened Feb. 20. Operations manager Eric Kramer said high demand and limited space made a new location necessary to provide the best possible service for those who need the help the food pantry offers.
Editor's note: The Lancaster News is tracking the progress of Katie Stogner and Jeff Holden as they undertake the Island Sun Tanning and Fitness 12-week Challenge for 2012. Here is their third progress report. You can also follow their progress at stevelewisplan.com.
Katie's story
We just finished week seven of the challenge and while I am still so happy I did this, I am realizing why it is called a "challenge" now.
It's been fun sharing some of my oldtime adventures with you. We have walked hand-in-hand along the sidewalks of Lancaster, browsed the store windows along Main Street, scampered for tadpoles in the rain filled pools along the railroad tracks and relived those hot summer nights as we sweltered beneath the covers fearful of the sounds of boogers and other monsters of the night creeping on the stair steps.
University of South Carolina Lancaster
The public is invited to the official opening of the nature trail at the University of South Carolina Lancaster at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22. The trail is the result of the combined work of USCL, the Catawba Master Naturalist Association and Boy Scout Troop 71. The half-mile of gently sloping trail meanders through pine forests, bottom-land hardwoods, stream-side habitats and upland hardwoods with various plant and animal life.
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After I made this simple recipe for Ms. Maru I read about the "Green Bean Diet" for dogs. I had never heard of this, but Ms. Maru is highly active and naturally lean. "The Green Bean Diet" seems to be well known in the world of overweight dogs and there is a lot of opinions about it. Green Beans are used as a partial meal replacement because of the high fiber content making dogs feel full faster while being low in fat and calories. Here are a few articles that explain it further; Petmd and Fox News.
Benefits of Ingredients
Yams: Contain Vitamins A, C, B6, Manganese, Copper, Potassium and Iron. Yams are a great source of nutrients and studies have proven that they help stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance in dogs.
Green Beans: Low-Fat and high in fiber.
We do not intend this recipe to be part of a meal replacement. We suggest you add a 1/2-1 C to their normal food regimen for added nutrients and flavor! Yams are high in starch, so do not feed daily if your dog has a weight problem.
Prep time: 5 Min.
Cook Time: 1.5 Hrs.
Total Time: 2 Hrs.
Level: Easy
1 C FRESH GREEN BEANS Chopped (if not use frozen, canned are very high in sodium)
1 t OLIVE OIL (optional)
PINCH OF SALT (optional)
1. Wash yam, wrap in tin foil and bake for 1.5 hours at 375 degrees. Cook chopped green beans in 2 Cups water for 20 minutes.
2. Rinse green beans and take off the skin of the yam (pulls right off once cooked). Combine in bowl and mash together, adding the olive oil and salt for flavor if desired.
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Bonifacio homers, drives in three vs. White Sox
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- During four starts against the White Sox in 2012, Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie allowed just one earned run over 29 2/3 innings.
The White Sox topped that paltry total in the first four batters of Monday's 9-7 victory over the Royals at Camelback Ranch.View Full Game Coverage
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- During four starts against the White Sox in 2012, Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie allowed just one earned run over 29 2/3 innings.
The White Sox topped that paltry total in the first four batters of Monday's 9-7 victory over the Royals at Camelback Ranch.View Full Game Coverage
Of course, this is early in Spring Training, when starting pitchers are building up their pitch total and often working on certain pitches in the course of a game. But any solid contact for the White Sox against Guthrie always is a positive.
Alejandro De Aza opened the game with a single to center and moved to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run single to right by Marcus Semien. After Avisail Garcia lined out to shortstop Jason Donald, Andy Wilkins connected on a long three-run shot to right. Paul Konerko lined out to right and Jordan Danks doubled to center, before Matt Davidson struck out swinging to end the first.
Guthrie worked a perfect second, giving up three runs on four hits, while striking out one and not issuing a walk. Guthrie also thought he executed good pitches on the first two hits of the first inning.
"And the home run was the guy putting a good swing on a 2-1 changeup that caught the middle of the plate, it stayed up and he knocked it out of the ballpark," Guthrie said. "So I think one pitch wasn't executed in the inning and it cost you three runs and that's what happens in baseball. The next inning I probably didn't execute two or three pitches and got three outs."
Jorge Bonifacio hit his first spring homer in the eighth, a two-run shot that made it 9-7.
Jose Quintana made his 2014 Cactus League debut by working three innings against the American League Central rival. Quintana struck out Lorenzo Cain during a perfect first but allowed a pair of two-out runs in the second, courtesy of Johnny Giavotella's triple and the first of Jarrod Dyson's two RBI singles. Quintana exited having struck out one and walking two.
"I feel really good with my fastball, in and out," Quintana said. "My curve and changeup were working good. I have two good innings. One inning I feel a little uncomfortable but I felt really good."
Kansas City tied the game at 3-3 with one run in the fourth and took the lead with two in the sixth off of reliever Chris Bassitt. Bonifacio and Cain picked up run-scoring hits.
Reliever Luke Hochevar worked two scoreless innings for the Royals, striking out two. Konerko, Danks, Wilkins, Donald, Dyson and Cain turned in multi-hit efforts, with the White Sox scoring four in the sixth off of reliever Tim Collins on four hits and an error after two were out. Hector Gimenez delivered the two-run, go-ahead double, with three of the runs being unearned.
Conor Gillaspie doubled home two more runs in the seventh to make it 9-5.
Up next: Left-hander Danny Duffy, who backed up starter Bruce Chen in the Royals' first Cactus League game, will start against the Reds at 2:05 p.m. CT on Tuesday at Surprise Stadium. This time, Chen will follow Duffy, who is a candidate for the fifth rotation spot. Also scheduled to pitch are closer Greg Holland, Kelvin Herrera, Jon Rauch and Sugar Ray Marimon. The Reds' probable starter is Johnny Cueto.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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For those of you in warmer places, I'm super jealous! We have pretty much been freezing (or below freezing) here lately. It's been so cold that we stay inside until we can't stand it anymore. We finally ventured outside this last week, and boy was it cold! It hurts just to breathe in such cold air. Here are the boys sporting their new winter atire in the frigid temperatures.
Well, this holiday season was full of fun and a little sickness. Brad and I both came down with strep-throat the Tuesday before Christmas. We pretty much felt like dying. I was afraid that we weren't going to be ready for Christmas, but we ended up pulling it together. Christmas ended up being super fun! (as usual) We had a great time visiting family and opening all our presents. The boys are at such a fun age for all the holidays. I loved seeing their faces on Christmas morning. They were so excited! They are still a little young, because we had to talk them into going into the living room, and that Santa had really come, but once they saw it they were in awe. I only got a few pics that don't really show all the excitement of the morning, but that's OK.
We also had a super fun New years eve party with a couple of our friends. I just had to post this super cute pic of Ethan with our friends baby because they both had on the same jammies. It was just too cute!


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Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts five new cases
Madison, Wisconsin - January 13, 2014
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept five new cases and acted to deny review in a number of other cases. The case numbers, issues, and county of origin are listed below. The Court of Appeals' opinions for the newly accepted cases are hyperlinked where available.
2012AP2499 Legue v. City of Racine
This certification from the District II Court of Appeals arises from a traffic accident in which an officer driving a police squad collided with another vehicle at an intersection in Racine.
The Supreme Court examines whether governmental immunity applies when someone is injured because an officer proceeds against a traffic signal as authorized by Wis. Stat. § 346.03(2)(b), if the officer slowed the vehicle and activated lights and sirens as required by § 346.03(3) but nonetheless arguably violated the duty to operate the vehicle "with due regard under the circumstances" as required by § 346.03(5)?
The Court of Appeals says the ramifications of this case are significant because if immunity for the manner of entering the intersection is held to be subject to the "due regard" condition, then immunity will become "just an empty shell if an accident results."
Some background: In July of 2009, Officer Amy Matsen received a dispatch calling her to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Matsen headed north on Douglas Avenue in Racine at a high rate of speed with lights and sirens engaged, periodically sounding her horn. As she neared the intersection with South Street, she saw the light was red and she slowed down. A restaurant at the southwest corner of the intersection blocked the view between the western portion of South Street and the southern portion of Douglas Avenue. Matsen reduced her speed to 27 miles an hour, below the posted speed limit of 35, and proceeded through the intersection.
Eileen Legue, the plaintiff in this case, was traveling east on South Street at 30 miles an hour and was just about to enter the intersection with Douglas Avenue. Legue had her windows up and music playing and did not hear Matsen's sirens or horn. The front end of Legue's vehicle struck the driver's side of Matsen's vehicle. Both women were injured in the collision.
Legue filed suit, seeking compensation for damages she sustained as a result of Matsen's alleged negligence. Matsen's answer included the defense of governmental immunity and the public officer's privilege to violate traffic laws in an emergency. A jury trial was held on the issues of whether, upon entering the intersection, Matsen drove with due regard under the circumstances for the safety of all persons; if not, whether Matsen's negligence was a cause of the accident; and whether Legue was contributorily negligent. The jury found both parties negligent and found that each was equally at fault.
Matsen filed motions after verdict on the grounds that, as a matter of law, the evidence established she could not have prevented the accident except by deciding not to enter the intersection, a decision for which she claimed she was immune from liability. Legue's response was that although Matsen's decision to enter the intersection was discretionary, the duty to operate her vehicle with due regard under the circumstances for the safety of all persons was ministerial.
Legue argued that because the restaurant blocked the view, Matsen had a ministerial duty to greatly reduce her speed, or even stop, before entering the intersection. The circuit court granted Matsen's motions, finding that Matsen was immune from liability for damages resulting from her discretionary decision to enter the intersection.
Legue appealed, leading to this certification.
District II notes governing case law interprets the statute to mean that public employees are generally immune for damages caused by their acts in the scope of their employment, subject to four exceptions: performance of ministerial duties, known dangers giving rise to ministerial duties, exercise of medical discretion, and intentional, willful, and malicious actions. See Brown v. Acuity, 2013 WI 60, ¶42, 348 Wis. 2d 603, 833 N.W.2d 96.
The parties to this case agree that Matsen's decision to enter the intersection was discretionary and that liability cannot be premised on that decision by itself. It says the pertinent question presented here was left open by Brown: Whether an officer who fulfills the ministerial duties of § 346.03(2)(b) and (3) but arguably violates the duty to operate the vehicle with due regard under the circumstances is entitled to immunity.
A decision by the Supreme Court could clarify the extent of governmental immunity available to officers involved in accidents while responding to an emergency. From Racine County.
2012AP2557-CR State v. Bokenyi
This case examines whether a prosecutor breached a plea agreement by allegedly undermining the agreed-upon sentencing recommendation at the sentencing hearing, and whether defense counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the alleged breach. In reviewing this case, the Supreme Court is expected to consider the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Sprang, 2004 WI App 121, 274 Wis. 2d 784, 683 N.W.2d 522. That decision held that when defense counsel does not consult with the defendant when foregoing an objection to a breach of the plea agreement, counsel performs deficiently because that is "tantamount to entering a renegotiated plea agreement without [the defendant's] knowledge or consent."
Some background: William F. Bokenyi was charged with ten crimes arising out of an incident that occurred at his apartment during which he repeatedly threatened to kill his wife and their son. When officers arrived at the scene, the defendant was holding two knives and refused to drop them.
Pursuant to a plea agreement, the defendant pled guilty to first-degree recklessly endangering safety, felony intimidation of a victim, and failure to comply with an officer's attempt to take him into custody.
The remaining charges were dismissed and read in for sentencing purposes. The state agreed to cap its sentencing recommendation "at the high end range" of the pre-sentence investigation (PSI) report, which recommended three or four years of initial confinement followed by three or four years of extended supervision on the first-degree recklessly endangering safety charge. The PSI recommended that the trial court withhold sentence on the other two counts and put the Bokenyi on probation.
Before ultimately recommending the agreed upon sentence at the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor read a letter from the victim, indicating she would fear for her and her child's safety whenever Bokenyi would be released. The prosecutor also recounted a conversation Bokenyi allegedly had with a jailer in which he said he wanted to "shoot up some cops," and anyone else who got in the way.
The circuit court sentenced the defendant to concurrent terms of imprisonment on each of the three convictions. The court imposed seven years and five months of initial confinement and five years of extended supervision on the first-degree recklessly endangering safety count. It also sentenced the defendant to five years of initial confinement and five years of extended supervision on the intimidation of a victim count and one year of initial confinement and one year of extended supervision on the failing to comply with an officer count.
The defendant moved for resentencing, arguing that the prosecutor's remarks at sentencing had breached the plea agreement and that trial counsel was deficient in failing to object.
The defendant appealed, as noted above, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded with directions for resentencing.
Having concluded that the state materially and substantially breached the plea agreement, the Court of Appeals went on to hold that trial counsel performed deficiently in failing to object to the breaches. It pointed out an attorney's failure to object to a material and substantial breach of the plea agreement constitutes deficient performance unless the attorney did so for a valid strategic reason and consulted with the defendant about the decision not to object. See Sprang.
The state asks the Supreme Court to overrule Sprang. The state says it believes Sprang erroneously equates the failure to object to a prosecutor's breach of a plea agreement with a renegotiation of the agreement and from that mistaken premise, Sprang imposes a duty of consultation on defense counsel that is legally unwarranted and difficult to implement and which makes it possible for a defendant to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, regardless of whether counsel had a valid strategic reason for not objecting.
The defendant says the factual distinction between Sprang and this case is that here counsel had no strategic reason for not objecting. From Polk County.
2012AP2170 State v. Spaeth
The central question in this certification is whether a Wis. ch. 980 petition to commit a sexually violent offender may specify a predicate offense that is not the same offense for which the person is in custody.
Wis. § 980.02(1m) and (2) require that a petition for the commitment of a sexually violent offender be filed "before the person is released or discharged" and must allege that a person has been convicted of a sexually violent offense.
The Court of Appeals poses the question: "Does § 980.02 additionally require that the commitment petition be filed before the person is released or discharged from a sentence that was imposed for the same sexually violent offense that is alleged in the petition as the predicate offense, as stated in State v. Gilbert, 2012 WI 72, ¶51, 342 Wis. 2d 82, 816 N.W.2d 215?"
Some background: In 1993, in case No. 1992CF328 (the 1992 case), Josehp J. Spaeth was convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child. In 2004, Spaeth was paroled. While on parole, Spaeth reoffended, and his parole was revoked. Spaeth was discharged from this 1993 conviction in June 2008.
In 2007, in case No. 2006CF350 (the 2006 case), Spaeth was convicted of child enticement, based on his conduct while out on parole on the 1992 case.
In October 2008, the circuit court vacated Spaeth's conviction and ordered a new trial due to prejudicial and extraneous information in the jury room.
In early 2009, Spaeth pled no contest to amended charges for child enticement and was convicted and sentenced. The 2009 conviction was reversed by the Supreme Court on July 13, 2012, State v. Spaeth, 2012 WI 95, ¶3, 343 Wis. 2d 220, 819 N.W.2d 769, and Spaeth's conviction was vacated on Aug. 20, 2012, and the child enticement charges were dismissed on August 21, 2012.
In the meantime, on Nov. 2, 2010, the state filed a petition for Spaeth's ch. 980 commitment as a sexually violent person. The petition cited the 2006 case as the predicate offense. See Gilbert, 342 Wis. 2d 82, ¶4 n.4 (using phrase "predicate offense" to refer to the sexually violent offense specified in the petition).
While the petition was pending, the Supreme Court overturned his conviction. By letter dated Aug. 15, 2012, the state informed the circuit court that it intended to continue with the petition, relying on the 1992 case instead of the 2006 case. Spaeth responded that the petition expressly relied upon only the 2006 case. Further, argued Spaeth, even if amended to rely on the 1992 case, the petition was untimely because Spaeth had been discharged from that case in 2008, well before the petition was filed on Nov. 2, 2010.
The circuit court agreed with Spaeth, ruling that neither the 2006 case nor the 1992 case could form the predicate offense for the petition because Spaeth had been discharged from one conviction (from the 1992 case) and the other convictions had been overturned and vacated, and the enticement charges dismissed (from the 2006 case). The circuit court denied the state's motion to amend, and dismissed the petition.
The state appealed, arguing that the circuit court erred in denying amendment of the petition to specify the 1992 case as the predicate offense.
The Court of Appeals says the dispute is whether the circuit court erred in denying the State's proposed amendment of the petition to specify the intact, though discharged, 1992 case as the predicate offense.
A decision by the Supreme Court could determine whether a ch. 980 petition may specify a predicate offense that is not the same offense for which the person is in custody, and in this case, if it was error for the circuit court to assess the viability of the petition at the time of the requested amendment. From Winnebago County.
2012AP1644 Jackson v. Wis. Co. Mut. Ins. Corp.
This dispute over underinsured motorist coverage arises from an incident in which a Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy was struck by a car while working at General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. The Supreme Court examines the meaning of the word "use" under the policy and whether the deputy was "using" the car that struck her.
Some background: On June 8, 2010, deputy Rachelle Jackson was patrolling the sidewalk on "the pickup side" of the terminal. A car stopped and the driver, Daniel Lynch, indicated he needed directions to a hotel because he had become lost. Jackson motioned the car to pull to the curb so it would be out of traffic. She then spoke to the occupants of the car through the passenger-side window and gave them directions to the hotel.
After completing the directions, the driver asked Jackson how he would be able to get back into traffic. Jackson responded that she would go in front of his car and then around to the driver's side and help him get into traffic. As Jackson walked in the pedestrian walkway in front of the car, the driver apparently inadvertently accelerated, and the car struck her.
At the time of the incident, Milwaukee County had a "Public Entity Liability Insurance" policy (the policy) with Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corp. (WCMIC). Jackson was an additional insured under that policy because she was an employee of the county acting within the scope of her employment or authority.
The policy provided underinsured motorist coverage to "an insured . . . while using an automobile within the scope of his or her employment or authority." The policy further states that "[u]sing has the meaning set forth in Wis. Stat. Sec. 632.32(2)(c) and includes driving, operating, manipulating, riding in and any other use."
Jackson sued WCMIC and the driver in circuit court.
WCMIC moved for summary judgment on the ground that Jackson was not "using" an automobile at the time of the accident, and therefore that the underinsured motorist coverage did not apply.
The circuit court granted summary judgment to WCMIC, concluding that Jackson had not been "using" the underinsured driver's car when she had been struck and injured.
Jackson appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed. It concluded that Jackson's helping the underinsured vehicle to safely re-enter traffic constituted "manipulating" that vehicle or "any other use" of the underinsured vehicle.
The Court of Appeals pointed to two of its own prior decisions as support for interpreting "use" to cover the present fact situation. In Garcia v. Regent Ins. Co., 167 Wis. 2d 287, 481 N.W.2d 660 (Ct. App. 1992), the Court of Appeals concluded that sitting in a car while calling and gesturing to a child that it was safe to cross a street constituted "use" of the vehicle within the meaning of the insurance policy. In Trampf v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Co., 199 Wis. 2d 380, 544 N.W.2d 596 (Ct. App. 1996), the Court of Appeals concluded that a vehicle had been "used" for insurance purposes when dogs tied to the roll bar of the vehicle had bitten a passing pedestrian, even though the vehicle's owner was not in or near the vehicle at the time of the bite.
The Court of Appeals concluded that Jackson was "using" the Lynch vehicle at the time of her injury "because her injuries directly 'flowed from' and 'grew out of' her helping the driver safely re-enter traffic—a responsibility that was obviously within the scope of her employment."
WCMIC contends the Court of Appeals stretches the definition of "use" of a vehicle too far in that it was not Jackson's vehicle or her employer's vehicle, she was not touching the vehicle, and a third party was, in fact, operating the vehicle at the time it struck Jackson.
The Supreme Court is expected to provide guidance on what constitutes "using" a vehicle for insurance coverage purposes. Justice David T. Prosser did not participate. From Milwaukee County.
2012AP1769-70-CR State v. O'Brien
2012AP1863-CR State v. Butts
This consolidated case presents constitutional challenges to the recently enacted Wis. Stat. § 970.038, which allows hearsay evidence to be introduced and relied upon for a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing.
Some background: Under Wisconsin law, the defendant is entitled to an "initial appearance" upon arrest, Wis. Stat. § 970.01, followed soon after by a "preliminary examination." Sec. 970.03(2). This preliminary examination is a creature of statute and is not mandated by federal or state constitutions. State v. Camara, 28 Wis. 2d 365, 370, 137 N.W.2d 1 (1965). Its sole purpose is to "determin[e] if there is probable cause to believe a felony has been committed by the defendant." Sec. 970.03(1).
Before the enactment of § 907.038 in 2011, hearsay was inadmissible at preliminary examinations in Wisconsin criminal proceedings, unless the hearsay fell within one of the statutory exceptions by which hearsay is admissible. See Wis. Stat. §§ 908.07 and 970.03(11) (2009-10) (repealed by 2011 Wis. Act 285); see also Mitchell v. State, 84 Wis. 2d 325, 333, 267 N.W.2d 349 (1978). In 2011, the legislature enacted 2011 Wis. Act 285, which repealed §§ 908.07 and 970.03(11) (2009-10), and created § 970.038, which states:
970.038 Preliminary examination; hearsay exception.
(1) Notwithstanding s. 908.02, hearsay is admissible in a preliminary examination under ss. 970.03, 970.032, and 970.035.
(2) A court may base its finding of probable cause under s. 970.03 (7) or (8), 970.032 (2), or 970.035 in whole or in part on hearsay admitted under sub. (1).
In this consolidated case arising out of interlocutory appeals, the Court of Appeals held that § 970.038 does not violate a defendant's right to confrontation, due process, compulsory process, or effective assistance of counsel.
In May 2012, the state charged Martin and Kathleen O'Brien with multiple counts of felony child abuse. The O'Briens were released on signature bonds shortly thereafter. Before the preliminary examination, Martin O'Brien filed a motion seeking to preclude the state from using hearsay evidence at the preliminary examination, and the state filed a motion to quash Kathleen O'Brien's subpoena of one of the victims and to require an offer of proof as to what relevant testimony the victim could provide to defeat probable cause.
At the preliminary examination, the trial court denied Martin O'Brien's motion to preclude hearsay evidence. The court granted the state's motion to quash Kathleen O'Brien's subpoena and to preclude the O'Briens from calling the victim as a witness at the preliminary examination. In the evidentiary portion of the preliminary examination, the State's sole witness was a police investigator who conducted some, but not all, of the initial interviews with the alleged victims and the follow-up investigation. The court found the investigator's testimony established probable cause and bound both of the defendants over for trial.
The O'Briens argue that § 970.038 violated their rights to confrontation, due process, compulsory process, and assistance of counsel.
In April 2012, the state charged Charles E. Butts with child sexual assault and child enticement as a persistent repeater. In the complaint, probable cause for the charges is based upon statements made by two minors reporting that Butts sexually assaulted them.
At Butts' preliminary examination, the state's sole witness was a police detective who testified that during her investigation, one minor female identified Butts in a photo lineup as the man who sexually assaulted her. The detective further testified that she was aware of a statement made by a different minor female, and recorded in a police report prepared by a different investigator, that Butts sexually assaulted that girl as well. The detective admitted in testimony that she was not present when the second girl's statement was taken and was not certain which detective took that statement. The trial court overruled Butts' hearsay objection and held that the hearsay evidence established probable cause to bind over Butts for trial.
Butts argues that § 970.038 violated his rights to confrontation, cross-examination, compulsory process, and due process.
In an amicus brief, the State Public Defender argues that § 970.038 violates due process because by its operation, preliminary examinations may no longer provide for meaningful review of the charging decision or meaningful review of whether sufficient evidence exists for a bindover.
The state responds by noting, among other things, that preliminary examinations are not mandated by federal or state constitutions; thus, the State claims, it is the legislature's prerogative to make the changes it deems appropriate to the type of evidence that may be admitted at the preliminary hearing and used as the basis for a bind-over decision.
A decision by the Supreme Court could determine the constitutionality of § 970.038. From Walworth County.
Review denied: The Supreme Court denied review in the following cases. As the state's law-developing court, the Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came to the Court via petition for review by the party who lost in the lower court:
2012AP801-CR State v. Rupar
2012AP2637 State v. Van Camp
2012AP2747-CR State v. Broadnax
2013AP823-W Lee v. Kemper
2013AP871-CRNM State v. Hill
2011AP2213 Erbs v. Erbs
2010AP2910-CR State v. Leppert
2011AP2831 Cody v. Target Corp.
2011AP2955-CR State v. Cazares-Herrera - Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson and Justice Patience Drake Roggensack dissent.
2012AP24 Wall v. WERC
2013AP477 Prince v. Schwarz
2012AP2445-W Poirier v. Cir. Ct. for Dodge Co.
Eau Claire
2012AP542 Beaver v. Exxon Mobile - Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. and Justice Patience Drake Roggensack dissent.
2012AP2720-NM State v. Bush
Fond du Lac
2012AP1759 Kedinger v. Strook
2012AP1451 State v. Camden
2012AP727 Erdman v. Wis. DOT
2010AP1601 Juneau Co. Little Yellow Drainage Dist. v. Krizan - Justice Patience Drake Roggensack dissents.
2010AP2516-CR State v. Hunt
2012AP1079-CR State v. Beals
2012AP1495 State v. Jones
2012AP1542 Tocholke v. Tocholke
2013AP1277-78-OA Peterson v. PDQ Food
La Crosse
2011AP2471 State v. Rodriguez
2012AP1558-CR State v. Stanley
2012AP1817 Poehling v. Trust Point
2012AP970-CR State v. Jorgensen
2011AP1028-CR State v. Emerson
2012AP1265 RBF v. DDB Limited Part.
2010AP2447-CR State v. Lewis
2011AP1765-CR State v. Little
2011AP2862-63 State v. Leiser
2012AP120-CRNM State v. Davis
2012AP420-CRNM State v. Howard
2012AP823-CR State v. Thomas
2012AP928-CR State v. Collins
2012AP1052-CR State v. Williams
2012AP1118-CR State v. Patrick
2012AP1119-CRNM State v. Tatum
2012AP1176 Margaret B. v. Co. of Milw.
2012AP1194-CR State v. Holifield
2012AP1445 State v. Harris
2012AP1457-CR State v. Stewart
2012AP1691-CR State v. Bohannon
2012AP1831-W Anderson v. Pugh
2012AP1988-CR State v. Maxcey
2012AP2009 State v. Moore
2012AP2081 J&E Inv. v. Div. of Hearings & Appeals
2012AP2255 Milwaukee Transport Serv. V. LIRC
2012AP2256 Pasko v. Milwaukee Co.
2012AP2257 Porth v. Milwaukee Co.
2012AP2571-CR State v. Tate
2012AP2737-CR State v. Pierson
2013AP637-39 State v. Shipria C.
2013AP1028-W Clincy v. Cir. Ct. for Milw. Co.
2013AP1251-OA Kaprelian v. Ford
2013AP1964-W Wingo v. COA, Dist. I
2010AP1090-CR Colyer v. Symdon
2011AP2838-CR/2012AP642-CR State v. Murray
2012AP1027-CRNM State v. Stathas
2012AP1528 Orlando Residence v. Nelson - Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. did not participate.
2012AP424 Kees v. N. States Power - Justice Ann Walsh Bradley did not participate.
2013AP40 Collett v. Richardson
2013AP83 Singerhouse v. Singerhouse
2012AP1871 State v. Cobbs
2012AP2508-W Washington v. Paquin
2012AP2758 Paskiewicz v. American Family Mut. Ins.
2012AP1170-CR State v. Copeland
St. Croix
2012AP661 Chase Home Finance v. Nasman
2013AP1373 Martens v. Vilas County
2012AP1068-CR State v. Peterson
2012AP1398-CR State v. Ballenger
2012AP1137-CR State v. Cherry - Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. did not participate.
2012AP1857 McNeal v. Schwarz
2010AP1622-CR State v. Otero
2011AP2881-CR State v. Lurvey
2011AP2930-CR State v. O'Haver
2012AP646/ State v. Przytarski 2012AP1413
2012AP912 Waterstone Bank v. American Family Mut. Ins.
2012AP1482 Mattfeld v. PHH Mort.
2012AP1800-CR State v. Bilton
2012AP1450-CR State v. Brown
2012AP1465 State v. Urbschat
2012AP2184 Molinski v. Chase Auto - Justice David T. Prosser, Jr. did not participate.
2011AP2797-98-CRNM State v. Blumberg
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GoT Cakes?
Good news! After all the hype and anticipation, the third season of "Game of Thrones" has finally started!
Now, while I've never actually watched any episodes, I have seen several thousand Facebook posts, millions of Twitter swoons, and a well-placed "Saturday Night Live" skit -- plus I was behind a very enthusiastic guy who was discussing it loudly and in excruciating detail on a cell phone once while I waited for a bagel.
I think we can agree this makes me an expert.
I'd like to share my newfound expertise with you, so you can jump right into season three if -- like me -- you're a little behind.
[innocent whistling]
So, apparently the show is a fantasy in a medieval setting, so expect to see a lot of crumbly-looking castles:
That moat really needs to be filled with coffee.
The story seems to center around a bunch of burly guys in armor, furs, and funky headgear, all wielding a variety of nasty, big, pointy teeth weapons:
Like this, only with dingier tank tops.
The nomads -- they're the ones in the furs -- also have their own language. Fortunately, they get subtitles:
... in Esperanto.
["Hark. Methinks mine codpiece doth chafe!"]
Not to mention a good dousing of Ye Olde Febreeze.
At this point even I don't know which parts I'm making up anymore.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention all the sex and nudity!
Apparently there's a LOT of it, which gets some people bent out of shape.
Take that any way you want.
"Game of Thrones" is also supposed to be pretty violent. I can't say for certain, of course, but there are a lot of parodies featuring decapitation.
So to recap: A bunch of hairy, burly guys and an intense girl are all fighting over a piece of uncomfortable furniture while having sex and cutting people's heads off.
"Game of Thrones" sounds an awful lot like "Medieval Divorce Court."
I should totally be watching this thing!
Epic thanks to Nicole E., Erin C., Kimberly C., Christina T., Julie B., Ingrid H., Liz D., Misty T., Brianne P., Christina B., and all you GoT fans out there who know I sometimes write fantasy. Now, please, put the swords down...


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Number Eight at Martinsville for Jimmie Johnson...right by the book (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
MARTINSVILLE, Va.
After all the hoopla and pre-race hype, the Joey Logano-Tony Stewart race day storyline was a no-show, as were those two drivers.
Mark Martin didn't do much either with his potentially winning ride as sub for injured Denny Hamlin, despite radio-coaching by Hamlin.
And it was, yet again, Jimmie Johnson cruising to victory at Martinsville Speedway, a track he has dominated for so many years.
Sunday's victory was Johnson's eighth here.
"It was just a long day, and you have to dig in and get a rhythm," Johnson, now back atop the Sprint Cup tour standings heading this week to Texas, said. "Fortunately the fastest car won the race.
"Fortunately we didn't have any craziness with two tires or four tires at the end."
But he had the car last spring too, only to get pushed out of the way on the final restart by Clint Bowyer. And on the final restart with eight laps to go, Johnson and Bowyer were on the front row, with Jeff Gordon right behind....with memories of the Gordon-Bowyer run-ins of late still not forgotten.
Johnson didn't mess around though, jumping to a quick lead and winning comfortably over Bowyer and Gordon.
However the day wasn't all Jimmie Johnson, though he led 346 of the 500 laps. Matt Kenseth in fact dominated much of the four-hour race.
"For a long time I thought Matt Kenseth would win this race, and he hates this track, so I've got to give him some grief over that," Johnson said with a grin.
A stunner: Danica Patrick, solid workmanship in finishing 12th in her Martinsville debut, and outrunning her famous teammates (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
The day's weather was perfect, blue skies and 70-plus temps. And the crowd was nearly a full house....watching a race sparked by 12 cautions for assorted bumps and spins, some intentional, some not.
Kurt Busch's fiery crash with less than 10 miles to go brought out a red flag to clear debris. He said his brakes failed. That was the final nail for him in a rough day.
Johnson won from the pole, and he used the best pit here to excellent advantage. This is one of the tightest pit roads on the tour.
"You give Jimmie that number one pit stall here at Martinsville, and it's darned near impossible to beat him," third-place finisher Gordon said.
One of the stories of the afternoon was, surprisingly, Danica Patrick. She started dead last, after a pre-race engine change, and she battled her way to an impressive 12th in her debut at this wickedly difficult track.
Patrick not only survived a typically rough day here but she even outran her teammates Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. Stewart is a three-time winner here, and Newman won this race a year ago. She lost two laps and made both of them up, rather impressive in itself.
"It was a fun little track," she said. "Never having been at Martinsville before I didn't know what to expect...and it sure did get crazy," she said.
"I made a lot of passes. And I was proud of getting back those two laps lost. Honestly I felt pretty comfortable from the git-go. I've had a lot worse weekends, like Fontana."
A nice crowd, a great afternoon at Martinsville Speedway (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
She didn't have a clean afternoon, not that a clean day should be expected here by anyone.
The last lap she wound up racing three-wide with Brian Vickers and Kevin Harvick for 11th, "and we got into a little dust-up," she said.
Harvick apparently got a little miffed at getting squeezed and bumped Vickers, who spun and tagged Patrick.
"I guarded down into three, and then Harvick had us three-wide, and Brian suddenly wound up spinning around really hard," Patrick said.
"The sport is exciting... the late red (flag) made it chaotic... and it was cool to see the fans up in the stands with their shirts off. Means spring is coming. And it was just snowing up here Thursday."
Patrick drew praise from her fellow drivers, who were perhaps caught unexpected by her feistiness and savvy.
"I got a lot of advice on keeping cool," she said. "You'll have good days and bad days, and after the last few weeks it's nice to have a good one for a change."
Not an easy afternoon (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Kurt Busch's fiery finish? "Something let go in the brakes. The brakes got real spongy and then the pedal went straight to the floor. I had to turn the car to the right otherwise I was going to hit harder than what we did. Fuel pump issue and then a brake issue, bummer day.
"Couldn't get the window net down as quick as I needed to, so we will look at exactly what that was.
"It's one of those things where we were running 38th 20 laps down what more can go wrong? But I will find it out there for sure."
Jimmie Johnson did it again as usual.No one can touch the 48 at martinsville.He took back the points lead from junebug so no one at nascar.com will have anything to write about next week.By the way how long will it take them to fix their awful web site and reader response.
I say fire everyone there and put Mike in charge.They could use a good writer over there!
Nascar: the wave around rule is stupidity at its best. You are rewarding people for getting lapped. The last lapped driver also gets their lap back?Its like a pee wee baseball league where everyone gets a trophy.
Danica is all the way up to 26th in the points standings now. Wow. That's incredible for someone driving a Hendrick car. Maybe they'll be more races where a lot of the field gets wrecked and she happens to not be involved so she can get some more Top 20's. That might get her in the Top 25 in the Standings and make the overcoverage of her worth it.
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