State Appeals Court Vacates Sentence of Pregnant Prisoner

The Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial District (Cuyahoga County) today vacated the sentence of Yuriko Kawaguchi. In October 1998, Kawaguchi was sentenced to six months in prison by Judge Patricia Cleary, for her role in a credit card scheme. Remarks made from the bench during the sentencing hearing, as well as irregularities … Continue reading State Appeals Court Vacates Sentence of Pregnant Prisoner