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Light sentence for heavy-duty crime in Ohio

By Douglas A. Berman

I cover a lot of heavy topics on this blog, and this recent sentencing story from Ohio seems even more hefty than most.  The piece is headlined "Overweight Woman Sentenced in Boyfriend's 'Sitting' Death," and here are the meaty specifics: The details are shocking and hard to believe, but authorities say a woman -- who was believed to weigh around 300 lbs. at the time -- sat on her boyfriend and killed him last summer.  On Wednesday, Mia Landingham, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 120 lb. boyfriend, Mikal Middleton-Bey.It happened back in August during an altercation between the couple, who share three children together.  During Landingham's sentencing, her boyfriend's family spoke of the pain she has caused their family...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).