Charles Erickson walked out of the Boonville Correctional Center Monday morning after spending nearly two decades in prison.The Free Charles Erickson page on Facebook posted a photo of Erickson shortly before 9 a.m. with the caption, “Charlie’s on his way home!”
A federal judge in Aberdeen has refused to accept a plea agreement, and as part of that ruling, he would not allow the prosecutor to dismiss four of the five charges against the defendant. That has led to the strange situation of a prosecutor and a defendant coming together to appeal a judge’s decision.Judge Charles Kornmann said in his ruling late last year that the plea agreement limited his sentencing option to 15 years for a ruthless attack. The federal prosecutor said there are no valid reasons in this case that allow the judge to refuse to dismiss charges.The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Wednesday, March 16, in Saint Paul.
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