SMETHPORT – A Kane woman who broke her into her ex-boyfriend’s
residence in June – a little more than a year after stabbing a
different ex-boyfriend – was sentenced Thursday in McKean County
Court to serve time in state prison.

Danielle Gullifer, 20, of Route 321, was sentenced to one to two
years in state prison for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.
She was given credit for 153 days of time served.

“The original sentence was a significant break,” Assistant
District Attorney Scott Klein said, referring to her county jail
sentence for aggravated assault in the stabbing incident, which
happened in April of 2005.

“She could have killed someone,” Klein said. “While on parole,
she broke into another house. This clearly shows she has no ability
to follow the rules.”

He added that she has been in trouble while at the McKean County
Jail, and has charges pending for destroying county property.

Her attorney, Public Defender Ron Langella, said she has
significant mental health issues. And there are distinct
differences between the two crimes, he said, as her former
boyfriend was seriously injured in the first incident and Gullifer
herself suffered injuries in the second.

“There still are issues whether the person is truly a criminal
or is suffering from untreated or undertreated mental health
issues,” Langella said. He asked for Judge John Yoder to consider
sentencing Gullifer to county jail instead of state prison.

“There is still the possibility she could receive appropriate
mental health treatment in the county,” Langella said.

“The nature of the prior record is what is most troubling,”
Yoder said, as he began to read her sentence. He said Gullifer has
shown “uncontrolled rage and anger” in the commission of both
offenses.

This offense, which happened June 29 at a Pine Avenue residence
in Kane, involved Gullifer smashing her head through a door,
entering a residence and causing an altercation inside, court
records indicate.