Man sentenced to 300 years in prison for child sex assault freed on technicality – By Associated Press (foxnews.com) / March 2 2018
A Colorado man who was sentenced to more than 300 years in prison for sexually assaulting six children was released after an appeals court determined that his right to a speedy trial had been violated.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 46-year-old Michael McFadden was released from prison Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Not only is Michael McFadden walking away from a centuries-long prison sentence, he won't even have to register as a sex offender.https://t.co/cPlsX02veu
— WTHR.com (@WTHRcom) March 2, 2018
McFadden was convicted in 2015, but his trial was delayed after his attorneys sought to include provisions in the juror questionnaire and the judge granted a continuance. Colorado’s appellate court ruled that the delay couldn’t be attributed to McFadden, who won’t have to register as a sex offender because his convictions were vacated.
District Attorney Dan Rubinstein says he’s appalled by the decision, but “we are without remedy.”
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