<!-- wp:html --><p>A New York man whose sexual assault of a Bally’s Atlantic City housekeeper hastened the enactment of legislation that mandated wearable panic buttons for New Jersey hotel workers could see his sentence reduced. Jamel Carlton’s crime helped make wearable staff panic buttons compulsory for large hotels in New Jersey but was his sentence too harsh? (Image: Atlantic County Prosecutors Office) In April 2022, a jury found Jamel Carlton guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary, aggravated assault, and criminal restraint in connection with the 2018 attack in a Bally’s hotel room. The “persistent offender” was subsequently sentenced to 42 years in prison by Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Pamela D’Arcy. ‘Rights Violated’ Now, a state appeals court has ruled that a jury can decide whether to shorten Carlton’s sentence. The court found that D’Arcy violated the defendant’s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights when choosing his prison term, NJ.com reported. Carlton’s charges would have typically warranted a term of 10 to 20&hellip; <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/ballys-ac-sex-attacker-could-see-42-year-sentence-slashed/" target="_blank" class="feedzy-rss-link-icon">Read More</a></p>
<p>Category: Crime &amp; Scandals, appeal, Bally’s Atlantic City, Jamel Carlton, sexual assault </p>
<p>Source: Casino.org</p><!-- /wp:html -->