Psychiatrist sentenced for stabbing
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Dr. Douglas Rank was sentenced after pleading guilty in October to first-degree assault. Rank, 52, will not be eligible for parole until he serves 85 percent of his sentence.
The charge was punishable by 10 years to 20 years in prison. Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders had recommended 15 years…
Gettys also called his client’s rabbi and former dance partner to testify on Rank’s behalf.
That testimony didn’t sway the judge.
“Not one person mentioned he did a terrible thing,” Judge Gregory Bartlett said. “Why is that? Why is (it) all the people come and talk about what a great ballroom dancer he is and how passionate he is? They didn’t mention he did a terrible thing.
“He could have killed somebody.” …
He used a Civil War-era sword with a two-foot-long blade taken from a military memorabilia shop and museum located in the same building as Rank’s apartment and medical office…
Excerpted from:Psychiatrist sentenced for stabbing
By Jim Hannah
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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