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James Grissom listens to Suzette Samuels, Wayne County assistant prosecuting attorney as she argues about the sentencing guidelines for Sara Ylen, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in Port Huron. Ylen, 38, was sentenced to at least five years in prison for falsely accusing Grissom and another man of rape, a punishment that came just days after she pleaded no contest to a cancer scam in a separate case that also challenged her credibility. Grissom was convicted in 2001. His case was dismissed after he spent nearly a decade in prison. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Mark R. Rummel) NO SALES
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Sara Ylen, right, sits with her lawyer, David HeyBoer, in Judge Daniel Kelly’s courtroom before being sentenced on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in Port Huron, Mich. Ylen, 38, was sentenced to at least five years in prison for falsely accusing two men of rape, a punishment that came just days after she pleaded no contest to a cancer scam in a separate case that also challenged her credibility. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Mark R. Rummel) NO SALES
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Sara Ylen, right, is led from Judge Daniel Kelly’s courtroom as James Grissom watches on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in Port Huron. Ylen, 38, was sentenced to at least five years in prison for falsely accusing Grissom and another man of rape, a punishment that came just days after she pleaded no contest to a cancer scam in a separate case that also challenged her credibility. Grissom was convicted in 2001. His case was dismissed after he spent nearly a decade in prison. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Mark R. Rummel) NO SALES
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In this photo made, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins gets comfortable as he answers a question during an interview in his office in Dallas. Watkins’ 2013 included an FBI investigation, allegations that he was prosecuting opponents for political gain and the threat at one point of jail time after being held in contempt of court. But despite court documents that detail FBI inquiries into the actions of Dallas County’s top prosecutor, Watkins denies any active investigation as he tries to focus on getting re-elected. Watkins is Texas’ first black district attorney and a nationally-known advocate for wrongful convictions.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this photo made, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins adjusts his jacket after an an interview in his office in Dallas. Watkins’ 2013 included an FBI investigation, allegations that he was prosecuting opponents for political gain and the threat at one point of jail time after being held in contempt of court. But despite court documents that detail FBI inquiries into the actions of Dallas County’s top prosecutor, Watkins denies any active investigation as he tries to focus on getting re-elected. Watkins is Texas’ first black district attorney and a nationally-known advocate for wrongful convictions.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this photo made Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins answers a question during an interview in his office in Dallas. Watkins’ 2013 included an FBI investigation, allegations that he was prosecuting opponents for political gain and the threat at one point of jail time after being held in contempt of court. But despite court documents that detail FBI inquiries into the actions of Dallas County’s top prosecutor, Watkins denies any active investigation as he tries to focus on getting re-elected. Watkins is Texas’ first black district attorney and a nationally-known advocate for wrongful convictions.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this photo made Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins answers a question during an interview in his office in Dallas. Watkins’ 2013 included an FBI investigation, allegations that he was prosecuting opponents for political gain and the threat at one point of jail time after being held in contempt of court. But despite court documents that detail FBI inquiries into the actions of Dallas County’s top prosecutor, Watkins denies any active investigation as he tries to focus on getting re-elected. Watkins is Texas’ first black district attorney and a nationally-known advocate for wrongful convictions.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
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FILE - Cecilia Abadie wears her Google Glass as she talks with her attorney outside of traffic court in this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo taken in San Diego. The California woman believed to be the first cited for wearing Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass while driving says she was within her rights and violated no law. The case to be tried Thursday Jan. 16, 2014 in a San Diego traffic court could help shape future laws on wearable technology as it goes mainstream. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
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Cecilia Abadie, left, wears a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device while her attorney, William Concidine, speaks to the media, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 in San Diego. A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation Thursday against Abadie, a woman believed to be the first motorist in the country ticketed for driving while wearing a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gastaldo) NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT
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Nadya Suleman, right, appeares in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom with her attorney Arthur J. La Cilento Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Suleman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of failing to report $30,000 that authorities say she was earning when she applied for public assistance benefits. The 38-year-old single mother of 14 children was released on her own recognizance after her arraignment on three counts of welfare fraud. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Al Seib) NO FORNS; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT; LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT; INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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Nadya Suleman, right, appeares in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom with her attorney Arthur J. La Cilento Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Suleman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of failing to report $30,000 that authorities say she was earning when she applied for public assistance benefits. The 38-year-old single mother of 14 children was released on her own recognizance after her arraignment on three counts of welfare fraud. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Al Seib) NO FORNS; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT; LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT; INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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Nadya Suleman, right, appeares in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom with her attorney Arthur J. La Cilento Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Suleman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of failing to report $30,000 that authorities say she was earning when she applied for public assistance benefits. The 38-year-old single mother of 14 children was released on her own recognizance after her arraignment on three counts of welfare fraud. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Al Seib) NO FORNS; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT; LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT; INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
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David Perecman, attorney for Vanessa Fontaine, mother of missing autistic teen Avonte Oquendo, holds a news conference as police continue the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Police were investigating whether human remains found Thursday could be those of Oquendo, who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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A New York Police Department canine unit continues the search for human remains after an arm and legs were discovered along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Police were investigating whether human remains found along the shore of New York City's East River could be those of an autistic teen who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. Fourteen-year-old Avonte Oquendo has been missing since Oct. 4, the day he walked out of his school. Authorities are not clear whether the remains found Thursday belong to the missing teen. They were discovered at least 11 miles driving distance from his school. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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After discovering an arm, torso and legs Thursday, a New York Police Department dive unit continues the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Police were investigating whether the remains found Thursday could be those of autistic teen Avonte Oquendo, who walked out of his school and vanished more than three months ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
