Family members plead before sentencing
NORWICH – A man who was found guilty after his trial for a stolen firearms charged received his sentence Friday. Terry Towndrow was sentenced to two to four years in state prison.
Towndrow entered the courtroom with over a dozen supporters, many of whom desired to speak on his behalf before sentencing. Judge W. Howard Sullivan reminded the audience “no one has a right to speak at sentence,” but he did allow Towndrow’s wife Caroline and daughter Amber to speak.
Both pleaded Towndrow’s case in tears, sharing with the court the key role Terry has played in their personal and family life.
Sullivan said he would recommend Towndrow get sent to a facility that was “family-friendly,” but admitted he had little control over the final decision.
District Attorney Joseph McBride said the defendant had “possession of a stolen firearm and chose to have a life with drugs, stolen property and stolen weapons.” McBride requested the maximum sentence, asking the court to, “protect the citizens of New York and Chenango County and give the defendant a chance to change his life.”
Towndrow was found guilty by 12 of his peers in November. His attorney, Thomas Miller, said Towndrow intends to appeal the decision.
It took the jury approximately 45 minutes to return with a verdict of guilty. The jury heard both recorded testimony and witness testimony. Eric Wright, a convicted co-conspirator, gave contradicting testimony while on the stand that hurt his credibility and Towndrow’s case. Towndrow is a convicted felon with a past conviction in 2002 of criminal nuisance and conspiracy.
Towndrow entered the courtroom with over a dozen supporters, many of whom desired to speak on his behalf before sentencing. Judge W. Howard Sullivan reminded the audience “no one has a right to speak at sentence,” but he did allow Towndrow’s wife Caroline and daughter Amber to speak.
Both pleaded Towndrow’s case in tears, sharing with the court the key role Terry has played in their personal and family life.
Sullivan said he would recommend Towndrow get sent to a facility that was “family-friendly,” but admitted he had little control over the final decision.
District Attorney Joseph McBride said the defendant had “possession of a stolen firearm and chose to have a life with drugs, stolen property and stolen weapons.” McBride requested the maximum sentence, asking the court to, “protect the citizens of New York and Chenango County and give the defendant a chance to change his life.”
Towndrow was found guilty by 12 of his peers in November. His attorney, Thomas Miller, said Towndrow intends to appeal the decision.
It took the jury approximately 45 minutes to return with a verdict of guilty. The jury heard both recorded testimony and witness testimony. Eric Wright, a convicted co-conspirator, gave contradicting testimony while on the stand that hurt his credibility and Towndrow’s case. Towndrow is a convicted felon with a past conviction in 2002 of criminal nuisance and conspiracy.
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