who grew up down the street from one another. toten says he didn t feel it affected the sentence. he didn t feel being childhood friends with the judge affected the sentence rendered. that sentence, from judge james wo woodruf along with six years of probation. it was structured in such a way that cle merks convicted on three counts of rape would not serve prison time unless he violates the extensive parole. per the judges orders, he will serve two years in the llcp. limestone county community corrections program. their website claims to keep violent offenders incarcerated longer by placing nonviolent offenders in the corrections program diverting them from the penitentiary. during this time the convicted