Judge J. Thomas Mott
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 26 | 5m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
This week Ramsey County District Court Judge J. Thomas Mott sentenced William Michael...
This week Ramsey County District Court Judge J. Thomas Mott sentenced William Michael Stack to 25 years in prison for killing his father. William Stack suffers from mental illness and Judge Mott used the occasion to raise questions about how the judicial system treats the mentally ill.
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Judge J. Thomas Mott
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 26 | 5m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
This week Ramsey County District Court Judge J. Thomas Mott sentenced William Michael Stack to 25 years in prison for killing his father. William Stack suffers from mental illness and Judge Mott used the occasion to raise questions about how the judicial system treats the mentally ill.
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