fair. so i would like to see some type of sentence that actually sends a message that this is not okay so that parents know that they can t cheat. so that students know that they can t cheat. i hate to have someone go to jail for a significant amount of time but i think a sentence does need to show how serious we take this. ashley merchant, katie phang, thank you so much. working against the clock, inside the race to evacuate thousands of people from the hurricane-battered bahamas and the biggest obstacles they re facing.
desperation to be a good mother i talked myself into believing that all i was doing was giving my daughter a fair shot. i see the irony in that statement now because what i have done is the opposite of fair. joining me now is msnbc legal contributor katie fang and criminal defense attorney ashley merchant. good morning. good morning. how likely is it that huffman actually serves jail time here, the first person sentenced in this scheme was a sailing coach from stanford, they only spent a day in jail. it s a good question because you want to feel like there s going to be some consequence with you you pay to play. so in terms of the justice system, you always want to believe that there s equity there, that justice is going to be meted out to those that have money, to those that don t have money. theres a concept called the criminal punishment code, it s the idea that the criminal justice system is supposed to rehabilitate but also punish you for the things you have done wrong.
usc said it was an effort to distract from the fraud charges. a judge in boston has suggested delaying sentencing for the parents. he wants to hold a hearing to see if they caused anybody financial harm. leading experts suggest the parents could end up with lighter sentences. criminal defense attorney ashley merchant with us now. this sounds like a beat of a seat change. definitely. i think this is smoke and mirrors. they re trying to detract from the fraud that their clients are alleged to have committed. the judge said he wanted to delay sentencing because in the federal court system, whether or not there was financial harm to a victim matters for sentencing. we have these very strict sentencing guidelines that the judge has to follow. if the damage to the victim is less than that lowers the sentence that these folks are facing. shepard: i wonder how that affects the cases of people that decided to fight.
serious, it s a serious crime that could have impact on other. while the 60 days seems very light when you hear it, hopefullythese types of things t okay and they can continue. shepard: ashley merchant with us. a judge ruled the american rapper asap rocky and two other suspects can leave jail in sweden while officials decide the punishment in they assault case against them. so the president tweeted about this. asap rocky released from prison and on his way home to the united states from sweden. it was a rocky week. get home asap. asap. it s not clear whether the suspects can return to the united states. asap rocky and have members of his entourage are accused of getting into a fight near sweden where the rapper was performing. kim kardashian west and a president trump lot beats we lobbied swedish officials on behalf of asap rocky but those
race. a former sheriff deputy is faces charges for what officials are calling child neglem neglect at parkla parkland, florida. the follows an investigation that shows he retreated during the active shooter threat. katie phang and ashley merchant. ashley, you first here. under florida law, does inaction result in criminal negligence and libltd? he is facing 100 years. it s rare not doing something subjects you to a punishment. you have a child, because that child is helpless.