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Stewart sentenced to life in prison

By Steve Benton ( Contact ) April 11, 2008 - 11:16 a.m.

From the WCLO newsroom:

Thirty-seven-year-old Byron Stewart will be spending the rest of his life in prison for the murder of 35-year-old Carlos Lak in Beloit in April 2007.

In handing down the sentence Friday in Rock County court, judge Dan Dillon recounted Stewart's past 20 years of violence.

Stewart's defense attorney argued that there should be some chance for parole. Judge Dillon, however, sentenced Stewart to life and said his eligibility for parole would be "never."

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LetsRead
Apr 12, 2008 at 7:24 p.m.
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20 year's of criminal activity.
Perhap's if Mr.Stewart's action's were dealt with more harshly Mr.Lak might still be alive.

taysgranny
Apr 11, 2008 at 7:35 p.m.
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Amen, Rest in Peace, Carlos...

cardtrader
Apr 11, 2008 at 7:07 p.m.
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Dan Dillon You will get my repeat Vote

spbrat14
Apr 11, 2008 at 2:54 p.m.
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IT'S ABOUT TIME. over & over again he has gotten off with just a slap on his hand. If he would have gotten a slap this time i think the courts should have been slapped..

ms_sassy_wi
Apr 11, 2008 at 12:48 p.m.
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Amen, jviers77!

jviers77
Apr 11, 2008 at 12:42 p.m.
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It's about time a judge does the sensible thing and puts away a violent offender for the rest of his life. It's too bad more repeat offenders aren't sentenced more harshly.

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