Logan woman sentenced to jail for parole violation

By Diana Maxfield

November 29, 2005 | LOGAN -- A Logan woman pleaded guilty to a charge of supplying alcohol to minors and violating her parole at her arraignment Tuesday.

Julie Gaines was charged with supplying alcohol to her 17-year-old son and some of his friends on Nov. 11. Gaines said she didn't give the alcohol to the minors, but said she wasn't really watching them, either. She bought the alcohol, she said, because her boyfriend was coming over and he drinks. She said she left the alcohol was in her car.

Gaines' attorney, Shannon Demler, said Gaines shouldn't have had alcohol at all, according to the terms of her probation. He said Gaines should not have had the alcohol in a place where minors could get to it, regardless of whether she was on probation or not.

Demler recommended that Gaines be sentenced to 14 days in the county jail, and given credit for five days already served. He told Judge Thomas Willmore that Gaines has a severe burn on her leg, and asked that she be allowed to go to a doctor appointment regarding that burn on Nov. 30 before reporting to the county jail.

Gaines waved her right to wait two days for sentencing, as the law allows.

Willmore sentenced Gaines to 365 days in the county jail, but waived all but 14 days of that sentence. He said he would give her credit for five days already served, leaving nine days on her sentence, and said she could go to her doctor appointment. He also revoked and restarted Gaines' probation.

Willmore said Gaines should understand if she violates the terms of her probation again, she could serve up to two years in the county jail. "Don't be around anyone drinking," Willmore said.

He ordered Gaines to go to Bear River Drug and Alcohol and be assessed, then to follow any recommendations they gave her. He also ordered her to attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week.

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