Judge Hands Down Sentences in Criminal Court

Judge Leon Burns, Jr. handed down sentences against several defendants in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Monday.
33 year old Sharon Skinner pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, three counts of theft over $500, and forgery. She received a total sentence of four years including three years on the aggravated burglary charge and one year in each of the other cases. Two of the sentences are to run consecutively for a total of four years. The others are to run concurrently. Skinner will be on supervised probation. She was given jail credit of 77 days.
38 year old Craig Hill pleaded guilty to burglary, theft over $1,000, forgery, and two counts of theft under $500. Hill received a two year sentence on the burglary charge, suspended to supervised probation after serving 120 days. He was given credit for time served. Hill also received a two year sentence for theft over $1,000 on DOC probation. Hill received a one year sentence on DOC probation in the forgery case and a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation in each of the theft under $500 cases. Almost all the sentences are to run concurrently.
35 year old Jeremy Bilbrey pleaded guilty to a first offense of driving under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except for 48 hours to serve. Bilbrey will lose his license for one year, pay a fine of $360, and he must complete the Alcohol Safety Education Program, undergo an alcohol and drug assessment, and follow any recommended treatment.
Steve A. Stanley pleaded guilty to possession of a schedule II controlled substance with intent to sell and driving on a suspended license. He received a sentence of four years, all suspended to supervised probation except for 104 days to serve. Stanley was given jail credit of 104 days and he must pay a $2,000 fine. Stanley received a six month sentence on the driving on suspended license charge, suspended to supervised probation. The sentences are to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to his current six year probation in another case.
24 year old Jonathon D. Thomas pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and three charges of evading arrest. He received a sentence of three years for attempted burglary and 11 months and 29 days in each case of the evading arrest charges all to run concurrently with each other and all suspended to probation. The sentence is to run consecutive to a violation of probation against him in which he is to serve one year before being released to state probation.
20 year old Nina Natasha Sullivan pleaded guilty to criminal responsibility for facilitation. She received a six year sentence in the community corrections program. She was given jail credit from September 15th to March 22nd
34 year old James LeDuc pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, theft over $500, burglary, and theft under $500. He received a total sentence of three years with one year to serve. The sentences break down as follows: three years for aggravated burglary, one year for theft over $500, two years for burglary, and 11 months and 29 days for theft under $500. All the sentences are to run concurrently as a three year term but consecutive to a violation of probation against him in which he must serve one year. He was given jail credit of 187 days.
39 year old Jefry V. Overall pleaded guilty to a third offense of driving under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to 120 days to serve. He will lose his license for three years and he must pay a fine of $1,100 and complete the alcohol safety education program. The sentence is to run concurrent with any other sentence against him. Overall was given jail credit of 243 days. Overall has been classified as an Habitual Motor Vehicle offender. Under the order, Overall is prohibited from being issued a license to operate a motor vehicle for three years, after which he will have to petition the court for a restoration of his driving privileges.
51 year old James Linder pleaded guilty to a second offense of driving on a revoked license and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days, all suspended to supervised probation. He will lose his license for a period of time.
41 year old Larry David Luna, charged with manufacturing marijuana, was granted pre-trial diversion probation under a memorandum of understanding for a period of two years. He must perform 50 hours of community service work and adhere to all other provisions of his probation.
38 year old Willard Brown pleaded guilty to domestic assault. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to good behavior probation except for time served. He must undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and attend anger management classes. He was given jail credit from July 18th, 2009 to February 24th, 2010.
42 year old Christopher Cantrell pleaded guilty by information to reckless endangerment and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to supervised probation except for five days to serve
40 year old Donna Blankenship pleaded guilty to simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to probation, including six months of supervised and six months of unsupervised probation. She must also pay a fine. Blankenship was given jail credit of 90 days.
40 year old Paul Edward Stanley pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation except for 48 hours to serve. He must pay a fine of $350 and he will lose his license for one year.
33 year old Jimmy Estes pleaded guilty to public intoxication and received a 30 day sentence to serve which is to run concurrently with a violation of probation against him.
35 year old Michael Evans pleaded guilty to two charges of child neglect and a first offense of driving under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently. He was given nine days of jail credit. Evans will be on supervised probation and he must pay a fine of $350. A handgun possession charge against Evans was dropped however he must forfeit the weapon under his plea agreement.