Will Lowe's co-defendant get off as easy? Not likely
In ordinary circumstances, you'd expect Brian Martin to draw some hard time for serious, violent crimes.
But, of course, this is an unusual case because of the participation of Sidney Lowe II, son of the N.C. State basketball coach.
Judge Henry Frye Jr. let Lowe off easy last week. Will he do the same for Martin, who doesn't have a famous father?
Probably not. Martin says Lowe took the lead in the crimes they committed together. After showing Lowe such leniency, Frye can't possibly believe Martin's version of events.
I mean, somebody has to be the bad guy, right?
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Does Mr. Martin have any priors?
There is some confusion re; Sidney's record also.
The article today said he had no past record and then other people are saying he had a prior assault charge and a marijuana charge or would these not count since they would be considered juvy charges which don't count when you are over 18?
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Posted on July 23, 2008 8:55 AM
He didn't have convictions. He took a drug education course, which apparently got the drug charge dropped. The assault charge was several years earlier, and what I recall was it was not a serious incident, probably not worth prosecuting.
Posted on July 23, 2008 9:03 AM
Doug,
Didn't Lowe II admit to bringing the assault rifle? If so, why would he give it to Martin? Seems like Lowe II may not be as truthful as Judge Frye thinks. Of course, each one is going to point fingers at the other. My opinion is to put both in jail. Oh, wait. Judge Frye has already let Lowe II off the hook. I guess he'll have to make it up on Martin like refs do when they make a bad call.
MD
Posted on July 23, 2008 9:54 AM
By botching the Lowe case so badly, Frye has left himself open to criticism no matter what he does in this case.
If he gives Martin a stiffer sentence than Lowe (in other words, the proper sentence by law), he'll be accused of having a double-standard for celebrity children vs. regular folks.
But if he gives Martin the same sentence as Lowe, then people will have a valid claim that, once again, Frye is going too easy on criminals.
And Frye has no one to blame but himself for this predicament.
Posted on July 23, 2008 4:13 PM