- Fate Winslow: Winslow was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 for selling $20 worth of marijuana (two "dime bags") to an undercover officer while he was homeless. Due to three prior nonviolent convictions, he was subject to the state's stringent "four strikes" law. With the help of the Innocence Project New Orleans, his sentence was vacated, and he was released in December 2020 after serving 12 years.
- Kevin O'Brien Allen: Allen was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for selling $20 worth of marijuana to a confidential informant. This sentence was imposed because of his history of prior drug convictions. In 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated his life sentence as unconstitutionally excessive, but it was replaced by an appeals court with a 35-year sentence, which he is currently serving.
- Bernard Noble: Noble was arrested in 2010 for possession of about two joints' worth of marijuana (2.8 grams) and sentenced to 13 ⅓ years of hard labor without parole under the habitual offender law. His case also drew national attention, and his sentence was later reduced, leading to his release on parole in April 2018 after serving seven years.
- Derek Harris: An Army veteran who received a life sentence without parole for selling $30 worth of marijuana. His life sentence was reduced in August 2020, leading to his release.
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Damn! They can all thank Bill "read my lips" Clinton for that stringent policy.- Fate Winslow: Winslow was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 for selling $20 worth of marijuana (two "dime bags") to an undercover officer while he was homeless. Due to three prior nonviolent convictions, he was subject to the state's stringent "four strikes" law. With the help of the Innocence Project New Orleans, his sentence was vacated, and he was released in December 2020 after serving 12 years.
- Kevin O'Brien Allen: Allen was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for selling $20 worth of marijuana to a confidential informant. This sentence was imposed because of his history of prior drug convictions. In 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated his life sentence as unconstitutionally excessive, but it was replaced by an appeals court with a 35-year sentence, which he is currently serving.
- Bernard Noble: Noble was arrested in 2010 for possession of about two joints' worth of marijuana (2.8 grams) and sentenced to 13 ⅓ years of hard labor without parole under the habitual offender law. His case also drew national attention, and his sentence was later reduced, leading to his release on parole in April 2018 after serving seven years.
- Derek Harris: An Army veteran who received a life sentence without parole for selling $30 worth of marijuana. His life sentence was reduced in August 2020, leading to his release.
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had a bit of a read about this one- Kevin O'Brien Allen: Allen was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for selling $20 worth of marijuana to a confidential informant. This sentence was imposed because of his history of prior drug convictions. In 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated his life sentence as unconstitutionally excessive, but it was replaced by an appeals court with a 35-year sentence, which he is currently serving.
Seems like he did this at trial
"He was charged with two counts of distribution of marijuana, in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A). Prior to trial, Allen declined the state’s plea offer of five years at hard labor on each count, to run concurrently, and the state’s agreementnottofile habitual offender charges"
https://law.justia.com/cases/louisia...50-869-ka.html
OUCH if true
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