2016年ESL之日常生活 06 Sentencing a Criminal（在线收听）

ESL Podcast 1189 – Sentencing a Criminal 

Nancy: Hey, where have you been? 

Geraldo: I’ve been in the other courtroom watching the sentencing of that murderer. 

Nancy: Which murderer? 

Geraldo: The one who failed to get the charges reduced through a plea agreement. During the trial, her attorneys tried to show that there were mitigating circumstances, but the judge didn’t buy it.

Nancy: Didn’t she commit two murders? 

Geraldo: That’s right. The judge sentenced her to 35 years to life in prison for each crime. 

Nancy: Will she serve them consecutively or concurrently? 

Geraldo: She’ll be serving them consecutively, so even with time off for good behavior, she’ll be spending the next 50 years or so in prison. 

Nancy: So her only hope now is an appeal, right? 

Geraldo: That’s right. I’ll be following this case for a long time to come. 

Nancy: And getting lots of good copy. 

Geraldo: Of course. What would we crime reporters do without juicy murders? 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse