Border Agents’ Prosecutor Defends ‘Righteous’ Case as Judge Upholds Lengthy Imprisonment A federal judge left unchanged the decade-plus prison sentences for two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in early 2005. “It was a very righteous prosecution,” Sutton told CNSNews.com on Thursday. “The court of appeals and anyone who has looked at the facts has agreed with that. The only question, I think a legitimate question, is, ‘is the punishment too harsh?’ I have always said the punishment in this case was harsh, but it was a punishment set in place by Congress.” The last avenue left is an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, while the defense has filed a formal application for commutation, said Tara Setmayer, press secretary for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), one of the leading advocates for the agents. “Many patriotic Americans are dismayed by the continued persecution and legal torture of former Border Patrol officers Ramos and Compean,” Rohrabacher said in a statement....