Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

[wing2000]

[In August, Peters was found guilty by a jury of Mesa County residents on seven counts, including four felonies, after she helped facilitate unauthorized access to county voting equipment that she was supposed to safeguard in search of voter fraud.]

The former Mesa County [CO] Clerk was sentenced to nine years of incarceration, most of which will be served in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Peters' attorneys indicated they plan to appeal.[

21st Judicial District Judge Matthew Barrett preceded his sentence with a blistering critique of her actions and attitude, calling Peters an attention-seeking former official who only thinks about herself.

“You are no hero,” Barrett told Peters. “You're a charlatan who used, and is still using, your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that's been proven to be junk time and time again.”


Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

Hear the judge's sentencing remarks here:

 

[RileyG]

Too bad, so sad.

 

[7thKeeper]

[In August, Peters was found guilty by a jury of Mesa County residents on seven counts, including four felonies, after she helped facilitate unauthorized access to county voting equipment that she was supposed to safeguard in search of voter fraud.]

The former Mesa County [CO] Clerk was sentenced to nine years of incarceration, most of which will be served in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Peters' attorneys indicated they plan to appeal.[

21st Judicial District Judge Matthew Barrett preceded his sentence with a blistering critique of her actions and attitude, calling Peters an attention-seeking former official who only thinks about herself.

“You are no hero,” Barrett told Peters. “You're a charlatan who used, and is still using, your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that's been proven to be junk time and time again.”


Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

Hear the judge's sentencing remarks here:

Watched that earlier and some reactions from lawyers, a lot of which was wondering why is she trying to anger the judge with her comments and actions.

 

[rambot]

I always like it when folks like that literally HAVE to be quiet (lest they get charged) and listen while an impartial arbiter judges the quality of their character.

I mean, like so many other things they aren't really listening anyways. She's just waiting for her turn to speak.... Hopefully that won't be for about 9 years now.

 

[wing2000]

Watched that earlier and some reactions from lawyers, a lot of which was wondering why is she trying to anger the judge with her comments and actions.

....indeed. A jury just convicted her and she's still coping an arrogant attitude with the judge.