Judges balance treatment, punishment in sentencing heroin defendants
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Judges balance treatment, punishment in sentencing heroin defendants
Once someone has been charged with a heroin-related crime, their next step is to appear before a circuit court judge. Judge Michael Bloom presides over Oneida County Branch II while those charged in Vilas County go before Judge Neal "Chip" Nielsen III (Oneida County Branch I Judge Patrick O'Melia declined to be interviewed for this series). (Subscriber access)
