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Per local media reports, Boutonnat will not serve time in jail but is expected to live under house arrest with an electronic bracelet for the custodial year.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 June 2024
The sentence means Caldwell will not serve time in prison but will have to pay restitution and has been ordered to not act as a Medicaid provider, officials said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Antonio Lamont Berry, 38, was sentenced Monday to serve time in prison followed by one year of home detention after pleading guilty to two felony counts of resisting law enforcement, two counts of criminal recklessness and one count of domestic battery.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024
These kids need to serve time to the fullest extent that the law allows.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 June 2024
The sentence means Caldwell will not serve time in prison but will have to pay restitution and has been ordered to not act as a Medicaid provider, officials said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Antonio Lamont Berry, 38, was sentenced Monday to serve time in prison followed by one year of home detention after pleading guilty to two felony counts of resisting law enforcement, two counts of criminal recklessness and one count of domestic battery.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024
These kids need to serve time to the fullest extent that the law allows.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Serve time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20time. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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