| No
contest plea results in 2-day sentence for woman
By Kelsey Koenen
November 15, 2007 | LOGAN -- Laurie Caldwell, 48, sat
in the conference room outside Judge Thomas Willmore's
court with her head down, eyes closed, before entering
court Wednesday afternoon where she was sentenced to
two days in jail and a fine of approximately $1,300.
"You're the one that has put this burden on society,
and you're the one that's going to pay it," Willmore
said.
Caldwell, who currently resides in Alabama and is
required to fly in for court hearings, entered a plea
of no contest to a class B misdemeanor, driving under
the influence of alcohol in order to mitigate the accounts
she was also appearing on suspicion of including failing
to yield when entering the highway, no valid license,
failure to wear a safety belt or use child restraint
device, and failure to stop.
Caldwell already spent one night, not quite 24 hours,
in jail Aug. 18, the day of the occurrence. She was
released when the bond of $2,305 was paid by Tamara
W. Nelson, an authorized agent of A+ 24 Hour Bail Bonds,
LLC.
The maximum penalty is up to 180 days in jail and
Caldwell's attorney, Bryan P. Galloway, advised her
that the best option was to make the no contest plea
which resulted in Willmore suspending 178 days of her
possible sentencing.
"They [Logan City Police Officer Kent Harris] said
she had a bad attitude," Galloway said.
The biggest problem Galloway had with the case was
dealing with the police that booked her on suspicion
of the various accounts.
Harris had not returned phone calls at the time of
this story.
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