North Texas Man Gets 75 Years For Arson, Manslaughter
Posted by thejudge in Oct, 2012
Original Article by AP on October 18, 2012 McKINNEY (AP) – A North Texas man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for assisting in another man’s death from a drug overdose and trying to conceal the crime by setting fire to a home. Collin County prosecutors said Thursday that a jury convicted 42-year-old […]
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Terrance Black guilty in murder of Frisco fitness instructor
Posted by thejudge in Aug, 2012
Original Article Posted Aug 08, 2012 by Valerie Wigglesworth at the Dallas News A Collin County jury found Terrance Black guilty of capital murder Thursday in the beating death of his former girlfriend Susan Loper, a fitness instructor. “You, sir, are pure evil,” District Judge John Roach Jr. said as he imposed an automatic life […]
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Supporting the troops: Judge Roach recounts his experience
Posted by thejudge in Oct, 2011
Original Article Oct 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Knighten / Frisco Enterprise On Tuesday night, Judge John Roach Jr. brought the Republican Women of North Collin County to their feet with a standing ovation, after he described his experience traveling to Iraq and Afghanistan. Roach’s speech was part of the Republican Women of North Collin County’s […]
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Man sentenced to 45 years for sexual assault of child
Posted by thejudge in Oct, 2011
Original Article by Dan Eakin, McKinney Courier-Gazette on October 6, 2011 A 27-year-old Allen man will likely spend most of the rest of his life in prison, following a long-awaited verdict by a Collin County jury Thursday. Patrick A. Bentley was sentenced by a jury of eight men and four women to 45 years without […]
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