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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Nicole

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Nicole: i am not too sure what pre-sentencing is. this was my first time getting arrested so i was in shock and couldnt belive i was going to jail let known getting aressed. i was scared. if i could take it all back i wwould. its now 2013a and i still think about what i did.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Nicole: the day before i got i arrested. my boyfriend at the time got into a fight he was treating like i was one of his kids. that was one of the reasons why i left home in the first place. well anyways i had enough so that night there was a blanket drapped over a table out on the balony and i took a match on lit the blanket. to this day i am not sure how much damage was done, i never seen any pictures. when i see the fire start i went down the back stair case and stared walking.the next morning i called the lady that lived under us and she call the police and they came to where i was. after that it was all a blank to me.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Nicole: about a day or two before my case a man had killed his girlfriend and her child or childern so when i did my crime the media tried to compare my case to their but no one got hurt or killed in my case. everytime i went to court there were camras and media in my face as i was getting out of the van while hand caffed and in shockles

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Nicole: my original charged were arson and at the end of it all i got attempt arson.

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