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Should the NAACP and others really be concerned about the sentencing of the Barbie bandits?

By Douglas A. Berman

A new sentencing story out of Atlanta, covered today by the AP and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, seems very likely to become a topic of water-cooler dialogue.  Here are the basics from the AP:The head of the Georgia NAACP called for the state to investigate the sentences given in the so-called "Barbie bandits" bank theft case, saying the two white defendants got less prison time than two black men.  Edward DuBose said Monday he will ask state Attorney General Thurbert Baker to look into the case. Baker's office did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment Tuesday. Last month, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley sentenced 20-year-old Heather Johnston to 10 years probation after she pleaded guilty to a charge of theft by taking in the 2007 heist...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 08, 2008 (boomark / email).