... And stay there.I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray that a similar late awaits Judge Judith Retchin of the D.C. Superior Court. She sentenced Jonathan Magbie Jonathan Magbie (1980 – September 24, 2004) was a quadriplegic who died in jail while serving a ten-day sentence for marijuana possession. Magbie was paralyzed from the neck down after being struck by a drunk driver at the age of four. to 10 days in jail for marijuana possession. A trifle severe, you say, but not bad enough to get exercised about. But wait till you hear another fact: Magbie is a quadriplegic quadriplegic /quad·ri·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by quadriplegia. 2. an individual with quadriplegia. with severe breathing problems. I should say "was" because he died in jail. A physician had asked Judge Retchin to issue an order to hospitalize hos·pi·tal·ize tr.v. hos·pi·tal·ized, hos·pi·tal·iz·ing, hos·pi·tal·iz·es To place in a hospital for treatment, care, or observation. Magbie. But she refused, saying she "lacked the authority to issue any such order." But she did have the authority to release him so that his family could take him to the hospital. |
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