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...accused of five rapes, with victims ranging from a teen-ager to a young mother walking with her children in Chicago's Lincoln Park to a 61-year-old woman. After a jury found him guilty of the one rape he was actually on trial for, Judge Robert Sklodowski pronounced him a "rape bomb, ready to explode at any time." Sklodowski handed down the maximum sentence: 60 years, 30 of which must be served before he can be paroled. Such stern penalties are rare from many judges, but they are standard procedure in three courtrooms on the fifth floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Between a Rock and a Hard Case | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

...possible sentence of as much as 74 years. Raymond, 45, knew the odds were against him: in 90% of the Rock's cases, the defendant either pleads guilty or is convicted, and prison sentences are dealt out 93% of the time. Says Judge Sylvester Close, one of Sklodowski's two colleagues at the Rock: "I'm no bleeding heart for any of these people who rob, rape or murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Between a Rock and a Hard Case | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

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