10-24-2016, 06:11 PM
Tiffany Edwards Hunt was sentenced to one year's probation and a $500 fine on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 before Circuit Judge Glenn Hara after pleading no contest to one misdemeanor count of voter fraud. Tiffany's lawyer told the court his client was changing her plea after being offered a very generous agreement by the state. Even with the charge reduced to a misdemeanor, Tiffany faced a one-year jail sentence and $2,000 fine on the reduced charge.The prosecutor agreed to no jail time in the amended complaint and said he would not oppose a deferred acceptance of guilty plea if Tiffany qualified. Successful completion of the DAG plea would erase the conviction from her record.
Judge Hara ordered Tiffany to go directly to the Probation Office following the conclusion of today's court hearing. He went step-by-step through the conditions Tiffany must follow while on probation, including no use of marijuana or other intoxicants, including alcohol, no ownership or use of guns or ammunition, no breaking of any state or federal laws, no confrontations with police, and no leaving Hawaii without the permission of her probation officer.
A tearful Tiffany said the entire experience had taken a toll on her family and supporters, including economically and spiritually. She urged the judge to read the 30 letters of support she had submitted. I was the only observer in the courtroom other than the court personnel; no family members or news media were in attendance (which is why I'm posting this here).
Strangely, after going through all the conditions she had to live with while on probation, Judge Hara told Tiffany he was not singling her out with the prohibition of marijuana and alcohol but that was a condition for all defendants on probation.
Judge Hara ordered Tiffany to go directly to the Probation Office following the conclusion of today's court hearing. He went step-by-step through the conditions Tiffany must follow while on probation, including no use of marijuana or other intoxicants, including alcohol, no ownership or use of guns or ammunition, no breaking of any state or federal laws, no confrontations with police, and no leaving Hawaii without the permission of her probation officer.
A tearful Tiffany said the entire experience had taken a toll on her family and supporters, including economically and spiritually. She urged the judge to read the 30 letters of support she had submitted. I was the only observer in the courtroom other than the court personnel; no family members or news media were in attendance (which is why I'm posting this here).
Strangely, after going through all the conditions she had to live with while on probation, Judge Hara told Tiffany he was not singling her out with the prohibition of marijuana and alcohol but that was a condition for all defendants on probation.
