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District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced Doris Payne this morning (June 15) to a term of 24 to 60 months in the Nevada Department of Corrections, with 337 days credit for time served. In addition to sentencing on the two burglary counts, Payne must pay a total of $44,499 in restitution.

Details:

C214153:

Count 1 - 24-60 months Nevada Department of Corrections; $8,499.00 RESTITUTION; 337 DAYS Credit for Time Served; COUNT 2 DISMISSED.

C215985:

Count 1 - 24-60 months Nevada Department of Corrections; $36,000.00 RESTITUTION; CONCURRENT WITH C214153; 337 DAYS Credit for Time Served; COUNTS 2 & 3 DISMISSED.

County Recorder Francis Deane has been charged by the Clark County District Attorney with 19 counts alleging misconduct of a public officer, fradulant appropriation of property, theft, offering false instrument for filing of record, and unlawful commissions, personal profit and compensation of public officers.

The case number is 06F10930X and is assigned to Justice Court, Dept. 7, Judge Karen Bennett-Haron.

Deane made an initial appearance this afternoon in front of Judge Karen Bennett-Haron. Deane returns to court Friday (June 16) at 8 a.m. in Justice Court Dept. 7 before Judge Bennett-Haron for a status check where Deane will be required to post a $20,000 bail bond or surrender for arrest.

Documents:

• Complaint
• Declaration of Warrant

The trial to determine if the parental rights of Tamara Bergeron should be terminated began today in Dept. D of the Family Court. It will resume Friday at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Gerald Hardcastle.

In response to the shooting of a Family Court judge in Washoe County, the Clark County Courts (Eighth Judicial District Court and the Las Vegas Township Justice Court) have increased security at the Regional Justice Center and the Family Court and Services Center. This increased security includes perimeter patrols, increased scanning of customers and scans of nearby buildings. This increased security will last indefinitely.

Former District Judge Jeffrey Sobel died this afternoon following a diagnosis of stomach cancer. Sobel served in District Court’s Dept. 5 from January 1991 through December 2002. He was 62 years old. Services are pending.

Judge William Voy ruled this afternoon, following two days of testimony, that 17-year-old Daman Starring was not guilty of sexually assaulting another player in what was called a hazing incident at Sierra Vista High School. Judge Voy adjudicated Starring delinquent on one count of battery and one count of open and gross lewdness. Starring returns for disposition in the Family Court June 23.

Michael Kane was found not guilty be reason of insanity in 2004 for the murder of John Trowbridge. Since he has shown an improved mental health condition and has been seeking release.

This afternoon, Judge Jennifer Togliati set a status check of August 8, 2006 and took the matter under advisement. Both sides were asked to submit Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for consideration by the court.

Nevada does not have a mandated monitored release program for individuals, such as Kane, who are found not guilty by reason of insanity and later determined by doctors to be no longer mentally ill and able to re-enter society.

In 2004 Kane was ordered to undergo treatment at Lake’s Crossing, the state mental facility in Sparks, with the understanding that if he recovered, his case would be reconsidered by the court. Kane was under the influence of LSD and had used methamphetamine in October 2001 when he fatally stabbed 23-year-old John Trowbridge.

Judge Togliatti asked Lake’s Crossing doctors to draft a proposed monitored release program for her consideration.

Former Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Joshua Corcran pleaded guilty to five counts of reckless driving stemming from an on-duty crash that killed four people and left a pregnant teen critically injured last February. Corcran will be sentenced Aug. 8. He faces a sentence of probation or up to 30 years in prison.

Judge Joe Bonaventure sentenced Jermaine Johnson to 10 years to life with a consecutive 48 to 120 months in prison for his role in the sexual assault and robbery of a person over the age of 60 years old.
Case Number: 05-C-213677-C

The jury handed down four sentences of Life With the Possibility of Parole after 40 years in the State v. Young Penalty Phase. Terrell Young was convicted of killing 20-year-old Tracey Gorringe, 20-year-old Peter Talamantez, 19-year-old Matthew Mowen and 19-year-old Jeffrey Biddle. Young will be formally sentenced by Judge Nancy Saitta July 12, 2006 in Dept. 18.