- Target:
- South Carolina Legislation
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.justiceforkendra.com
The Felony Child Abuse charge " Great Bodily Injury to a Child" This charge is a felony and carries a maximum of 20 years but carries no minimum sentence in South Carolina.
This allows a judge to ability to determine the sentence length himself and carries the possibility of the guilty walking out of the courtroom with a sentence of Probation only which is effect a slap on the wrist for comitting a crime of this magnitude. This was the case in the charge against Talisha Smith.
Talisha Smith struck Kendra Gaddie who was 7 months old at the time causing brain hemmoraging and possible life long effects from her act. During sentencing Judge Kennth Goode gave Talisha Smith a 10 year suspended sentance with 5 years of Probation only.
We, The undersigned, call on the SC legislature to change the law so that the charge of " Great Bodily Injury to a Child" carries a minimum sentence of 1 year.
We futher ask that if the guilty person (s) who commit this crime are found to be in a position of trust with our children ( Day Care Provider ) that the minimum sentance for this charge be increased to 5 years.
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The Minimum Sentences for Child Abuse petition to South Carolina Legislation was written by Michelle and is in the category Law Reform at GoPetition.