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Was justice done in the New York state sentencing of Astor's heir?

By Douglas A. Berman

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I have not followed closely the crime and prosecution of Brooke Astor's son Anthony Marshall for stealing for his rich mother. But, yesterday's sentencing of Marshall leads me to wonder aloud in this space whether justice was done.  For some background, here is the New York Daily News coverage of the sentencing: Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son is going up the river for one to three years.  Whether he comes back is anybody's guess.  Frail and white-haired, Anthony Marshall looked stunned Monday when a Manhattan judge sentenced him to state prison for looting his late mother's $185 million fortune. Blinking behind his glasses, the ailing son of New York's beloved grande dame stood slack-jawed as Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley gave him a tongue-lashing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).

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