A man who pleaded guilty in two Atlantic City robberies was not happy when it came time to be sentenced.
Tony Sapp Jr., 21, said he was told the most he would serve was two years and 10 days for his guilty pleas in two robberies from last summer.
But when he was sentenced Monday, the judge gave him the terms under the plea agreement: two five-year sentences to be served consecutively.
That's a total of 10 years, although it's unlikely he would serve that much time since both sentences are flat, meaning there's not a time limit on parole eligibility.
"I didn't kill nobody," he said. "I'm not a bad guy."
"I told my client he would come up for parole considerably before (10 years)," attorney Robert Boney told the judge.
Sapp still was not happy with the terms.
"I don't want to throw away 10 years," he said. "I got a son who ain't even old yet."
But Judge Donna Taylor said the plea forms Sapp signed showed he was told what that terms were, and was a fair sentence.
He still has a pending robbery case out of Camden County. That will not add more time, as the agreement calls for the Atlantic County term to be concurrent to whatever time he gets in Camden County.
Sapp already has 292 days of jail credits toward his time.
He refused to sign the papers that said he understood his appellate rights.
"I don't understand none of this," he said. "I just ain't trying to be tricked into signing anything."
Taylor said she just wanted to make sure he knew the time limits on appealing the sentence, and that as long as he did, his signature was not required.
His mother also was upset, saying she traveled from Seattle, Washington, to be there for the sentencing, and then was not given a chance to speak.
"You could have at least acted like you wanted to hear what I had to say, your honor," she said as she walked out of the courtroom before the proceeding ended.
"You lawyer has to inform me," Taylor replied.
As Sapp was led out of the courtroom back to the jail, he had one more thing to say.
"Damn, bro, consecutive," he said, before looking back at the judge with a warning: "Karma's a b----."
