Reconsideration of Barb Flanigan's 10 day Jail sentence.

Update, judge DeFazio would not grant Barb Flanigan reconsideration. For some reason she thinks a person should go to jail on a civil matter for non threatening verbal contact. How do you have no contact when you are the landlord of the property and. they are trying to steel it from you. I urge everyone to spread the word about PAL and what they have done to my friend. It is NOT over!!! Not by a long shot..😡

Petition on behalf of Barbara Flanigan.  To Hon. Judge Meagan Bilik DeFazio. 2 N. Main. Gbg 15601. Ct. Of Common Pleas.                                                                               This is a petition for re-consideration of the ruling delivered on May 9, 2017 by the Hon. Judge Meagan Bilik Defazio in the case of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Barbara J Flanigan.
We believe that a sentence of 10 days in jail plus a year of probation is in excess of the usual sentence given for a first time probation violation.  We also believe the probation violations alleged to have been committed by the defendant are not so heinous that the defendant should be sentenced to imprisonment. We also believe that a sentence so severe does not serve the interests of the state. 
Furthermore, is our belief that Barbara Flanigan has been under unusual and continuing stress and anxiety brought on
by the tragic death of her husband a few years ago along with being removed from the very board of the animal protection organization she founded and sucessfully directed for over 25 years. 
We believe that many of the accusations and charges made against Barbara Flanigan by PAL are in an effort to coerce her into selling her property to PAL. 
Barbara Flanigan wishes only for PAL to vacate her property so that she can live the remainder of her life in peace and tranquility on her own property. 
Our hope is that the Honorable Megan Bilik DeFazio will take into consideration that Barbara Flanigan has never before had legal charges brought against her. She has until the situation arose, conducted herself as an upstanding citizen and respected animal activist and rescuer. We believe that once the eviction action is heard in Civil court, or the buy out requested verbally by PAL is negotiated, all alleged misconduct will seize.
We respectfully submit that none of the charges/ convictions against Barb have involved physical confrontations or threats of such.  There has been no intimidation of any individuals.  There has been no destruction of property or threats of any kind to do so against any individual or property. There has been no threats of violence. 
The charges/ convictions against Barb Flanigan have been either through words allegedly spoken, behavior such as loud singing or music playing, or for supposedly tresspassing on her own property.  Therefore we believe imposing a sentence of jail time instead of mental health therapy is cruel and unusual punishment. She suffers from ongoing depression and anxiety issues which she needs to address. We believe the state would be better served to implement a term of house arrest or a form of mental health treatment along with a term of probation.  We believe such a re-consideration of the sentence would better suit the nature of the alleged probation violation. 
In conclusion, we the undersigned urge re-consideration of the ruling that has been imposed upon the defendant and a more suitable sentence be imposed that would address her mental state.
We believe the defendants lack of judgement and control has been brought upon by the tragic loss of her husband and by the loss of the animal shelter she founded, successfully directed for 25 here with her deceased husband an alternative made in this case on May 9.  We urge your Honor to reconsider the ruling imposing 10 days in jail.
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