MASON CITY – A North Iowa judge known for letting crooks off easy showed no mercy for a convicted murderer this week who was looking a quicker ticket out of jail.
Records show that Judge Colleen Weiland denied Damion Seats, age 22, a more lenient sentence in his 2008 first degree murder conviction which landed him in prison for life.
Weiland will not dispute, however, a 2012 ruling by Governor Terry Branstad that commuted the life sentences of Seats and 37 other Iowa prison inmates who committed crimes as juveniles that gave them life sentences. Branstad’s “blanket commutation” changed life sentences to 60-year sentences for 38 juveniles sentenced to life with no chance of parole.
A jury found Seats guilty of murdering 28-year-old Isidoro Erreguin in 2008 with a gun as he was sleeping on a couch at a North End Mason City home. Seats was 17 years-old at the time of the crime.
Seats was on his way back to Fort Madison Penitentiary on Wednesday. Weiland’s ruling could be appealed.
16 thoughts on “Judge Weiland shows no mercy for Damion Seats”
LVS – Why you gotta name call all the time??
In this thread alone you use the terms “Coward, Idiot, Spineless”. You often make great points but your arguments become childish and your credibility is diminished went you sink to their levels.
Because in your case they are not names they are descriptions of you. Big difference. Don’t like it, quit sniping.
@Anonymous-I am more than willing to stop whenever you are. Just say the word.
I’m glad to see this judge has finally toughened up on these criminals. Let’s hope this is a pattern for her and not an isolated incident.
Championing the stupid again. All hail LVS.
Just because you are to stupid to understand what “ds” posted don’t blame me. Still sniping are you not you spineless coward.
I understood what ds posted. Ds suggested doing something that has been illegal for almost 50 years. That is the truth and if you can’t take it (no matter who posts it) then I suggest you stop reading it.
nonymous-Doesn’t change a thing. You are still a spineless coward and a IDIOT who does nothing but sneak around sniping.
Good for her. Glad to see she finally grew a pair.
The U.S. is becoming too pacifistic. Why should murderers be giving a break in life, when their victims don’t have a choice. Just think how much it’s going to cost tax payers to baby sit this killer for the rest of his life.
Nobody here says to give murderers a break you moron.
death penalty shoulda been used on this one. tax payers get to feed a worthless human for the next 70 years,
We haven’t had the death penalty for the past 48 years you moron.
@Anonymous-we will be glad to put it back in as long as you are the first one to get it IDIOT. Still sneaking around sniping are you not you spineless coward?
I never said we use death penalty moron i said should. REad before you run your mouth.
@Anonymous-wow, did you just call “ds” a name? Why do you do that all the time. What makes you think you are smarter than him, or anyone else for that matter?