Karen Irby wants to be re-sentenced because, according to Irby, Judge Green showed bias during the sentencing hearing. In my opinion this is a move that is destined to fail.

First, Judge Green’s sentence was less than the maximum and within the range of sentences in other similar cases. That does not seem like an excessive sentence. I have watched a lot of sentencing hearings and the defendants pretty much always have a sad story and good reason for a light sentence. But judges almost always stick to the sentencing guidelines.

Second, even if Irby gets a new sentencing, the most likely outcome of that is another sentence that is consistent with the sentence already given.

I find it odd that Irby’s campaign for a light sentence basically started on the date of her sentencing hearing. That was probably too late. I doubt that Judge Green decided the sentence on the bench that day. She had probably been thinking about it since the guilty plea.