Webb v. State

Truth and Consequences

Was there “truth” in this sentencing? How about accurate information?

There were five persons directly involved — the defendant Eric Webb, his attorney, the probation officer who prepared the sentencing assessment report (SAR), the experienced trial judge and the prosecutor.1 What might each of these five *132persons have known about the “truth” of this sentencing?

• Webb — he says his attorney told him he would have to serve 40 percent of his sentence in prison before becoming eligible for parole. The truth is that the statute governing his crime requires him to serve 85…