Live stream of Steven Powell sentencing hearing in Tacoma, Wash.
TACOMA, Wash. — Whether Steven Powell goes home Friday or whether a state prison becomes his home for the next 10 years will all be up to a judge.
Prosecutors are asking Pierce County Superior Court Judge Ronald Culpepper to order Powell to serve 10 years behind bars — that's more than double the time that corrections guidelines suggest should be served.
But defense attorneys are asking for the opposite. They want Culpepper to issue only a one-year sentence — or to give Powell credit for the time he has already served. He has been in custody since Sept. 22. If sentenced to time served and given credit for good behavior, Powell may not have to remain in jail at all.
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