2/14/14 - A judge has denied a motion from a Stockbridge man currently serving a prison sentence for home invasion to withdraw his plea. 36-year-old Jason Robert Cavender received a sentence of 6 to 20 years in prison last July after pleading no contest to 1st degree home invasion in Livingston County Circuit Court. In exchange, two other charges of assault with intent to rob while armed and felony firearms were dropped by prosecutors, along with Cavenderâs habitual offender status. The deal was reached after Cavenderâs first trial ended with a hung jury in January of 2013 when the group failed to reach a unanimous verdict. His attorney had sought to withdraw that plea, disputing that the facts supported it, but at a hearing yesterday Judge Michael Hatty denied that request, saying the plea had been properly entered. Police said Cavender entered a home on San Luray Drive on September 27th of 2011, pointed a gun at a female resident and demanded prescription medication. When the victim told him she did not have any, police say he got nervous and fled on foot. A four month investigation by Unadilla Township Police followed and resulted in the charges.
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