北达科他州法官对被告作出出乎意料的严厉判决,与预期的刑期不同,令被告感到惊讶。 Judges in North Dakota surprise defendants with unexpectedly harsh sentences, deviating from expected terms.

在北达科他州,法官对被告和家属施加了比预期的更严厉的判刑,从而震惊了他们。 In North Dakota, judges shocked defendants and families by imposing much harsher sentences than expected. Alex Cruz殴打并杀害一名妇女, 被判4年而不是6个月, 前参议员Ray Holmberg因性旅游计划被判10年, 比预期的3年还要多。 Alex Cruz, who hit and killed a woman, got four years instead of six months, while former Senator Ray Holmberg received ten years for a sex tourism scheme, more than the expected three years. 辩护律师Dane DeKrey指出,这种偏离谈判达成的协议的情况很少,而且很可能是巧合。 Defense attorney Dane DeKrey noted that such deviations from negotiated agreements are rare and likely coincidental.