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  Hall sentence will not be reviewed web posted June 25, 2008 COLUMBIA – Despite an uproar over the two-year sentence of home detention for former law officer and court bailiff Dwight Hall in the killing of Gregory Jones in 2006, a spokesman for the SC Attorney General’s office said Tuesday they will not be seeking a motion to reconsider the sentence. "That discussion has been withdrawn," said Mark Plowden of the Attorney General's office. "There is no motion, nor do we have plans to file any (motion to reconsider the sentence),” Mr. Plowden said. “Every prosecutor knows that sentencing is at the discretion of the judge. There's not a whole lot of room for Monday morning quarterbacking on it.” Plowden said there was some discussion of a possible motion immediately following the decision, “but that discussion has been withdrawn.” Circuit Court Judge J. Cordell Maddox handed down a sentence of 10 years after Hall pled guilty to manslaughter last week, but the sentence was suspended to two years of home detention. Mr. Jones’ family has openly criticized the sentence as too light and expected Mr. Hall to serve time behind bars, not home. Lagretta Hill, daughter of Greg Jones, told WRDW News 12, "When somebody murders someone, they should get 30 years to live in prison.” Two years incarceration is the minimum sentence allowed by law with a maximum penalty of 30 years. Mr. Hall will also be monitored electronically during his home arrest. The Citizen News contributed to this report ©
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