Man gets life in prison for spitting

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Man gets life in prison for spitting

Wednesday, July 2, 2003 Posted: 3:16 PM EDT (1916 GMT)

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OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) -- An Oklahoma man arrested on suspicion of beating his wife faced year in prison and a fine. But when he spit in an arresting officer's face, he got a life sentence instead, officials said Wednesday.

John Carl Marquez, 36, was convicted of "placing bodily fluid upon a government employee," a felony that can carry a life sentence because of the possibility of transmitting a potentially deadly disease.

State judge April Sellers White sentenced Marquez this week even though Marquez and the officer tested negative for any communicable disease.

Marquez also was convicted of assaulting a police officer, and a jury recommended the maximum sentence because he had previous convictions.

Marquez, arrested several months ago, could have received one year in prison and a $3,000 fine for wife beating, according to the Creek County court clerk's office.

His lawyers said they plan to appeal.

Brummie

An Oklahoma man arrested on suspicion of beating his wife faced year in prison and a fine

Only a year in prison for beating his poor wife and yet a life sentence for spitting on a cop wtf

Brummie

Cassiline

John Carl Marquez, 36, was convicted of "placing bodily fluid upon a government employee," a felony that can carry a life sentence because of the possibility of transmitting a potentially deadly disease.

This is absolutely assinine!

There are child molesters and murderers who receive a sentence lighter then this one. I realize the article says he had past convictions yet, the crime IMO does not come anywhere close to the time received.

I say we have everybody in prison spit on him and then let him go...

Good idea Czar. After of course he serves his ONE WHOLE YEAR for spousal abuse.

~Aztec

freedom96

Spousal abuse should definately have larger penalties.

Who knows what this guys past is. But I would imagine that someone stupid enough to spit on a police officer is a loser anyways, and probably is doing nothing productive with his life anyways.

That judge just may have saved the life of someone meeting this bozo later.

Man gets life in prison for spitting

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