As a former prosecutor you expect a judge to follow the rules and it is very frustrating when a judge doesn't come down hard on someone who violates probation, in this case repeatedly. It seems as if Rapp has lost trust that Mitchell will do what he is requred to do. He also seemingly has lost trust that Mitchell will send Kendra back to prison if she violates probation again. On the other hand it seems that sending Kendra back to prison now that she seems to have her life back together is pointless and counterproductive. As I said in an earlier post, the prosecutor's office and the Idaho AG's office have made their point with Mitchell. They could have looked at the overall picture and backed off sending her back to prison and required her to be on a strict supervised probation with a very short leash. Don't forget Kendra plead guilty to two counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver and repeatedly violated probation. She is no innocent lamb in this.

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