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Grateful Dead Fan Who Sold LSD Granted Clemency From Life In Prison
A Grateful Dead fan who was serving a life sentence for selling LSD to a police informant is among the 111 individuals who received commutations from President Obama on Tuesday.
Timothy Tyler had no history of violence when a judge’s decision to include the weight of the paper that held the LSD he sold pushed the amount over 10 grams, leading to a mandatory minimum life sentence in prison. The offense was Tyler’s third, including two prior drug convictions that each led to probation.
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Finally. Thank you, President
Finally. Thank you, President Obama.
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I think I got some bunk shit
I think I got some bunk shit from that guy. No really glad you are getting out Timothy.
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typical chris tulsuck.
typical chris tulsuck. classin up a thread...
jeeze.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
that's cool.
that's cool.
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Best president of our
Best president of our lifetimes. Gonna miss him a lot
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Jon Jon what is your problem?
Jon Jon what is your problem?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: joe
A little too late imo. But
A little too late imo. But good all the rest. Obama and Leahy are traitors and hypochrites.
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I signed that petition at
I signed that petition at least once. I get an email on it every so often. Good to hear.
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Glad for him.
Glad for him.
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Right on
Right on
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jon
what problem?
what problem?
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Dose congress
Cool
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Lucky fucker.
Lucky fucker.
No way he deserved that sentence and I'm glad he got out, but I'm sure I'm not the first to ask...
What the hell was he doing selling acid after being busted twice before???
He's probably psyched he's out in time to stock up for Dead & Co. tour.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Oaksterdam Dan
Now let's tar & feather that
Now let's tar & feather that piece of shit judge!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low
Amen to decisions based in
Amen to decisions guided by love and understanding
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>> Now let's tar & feather
>> Now let's tar & feather that piece of shit judge!
What part of "mandatory minimum life sentence" do you not understand?
Blame the legislature.
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The judge allowed the weight
The judge allowed the weight of the paper that pushed it to min/man sentence. He didn't have to do that
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Alright!
Alright!
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About time! I know a woman
About time! I know a woman whose sister was raped and murdered in the late 60's when she was 12. They recently caught the murderer thanks to DNA, and the POS only got 5 years for raping and murdering a little girl in her parent's home. Shit is messed up in this country.
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>> Now let's tar & feather
>> Now let's tar & feather that piece of shit judge!
so u can eat him?
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>> The judge allowed the
>> The judge allowed the weight of the paper that pushed it to min/man sentence. He didn't have to do that
He did have to do that. He has to respect the precedent set by the supreme court's ruling.
In one well known federal case, Chapman v. United States, the United States Supreme Court upheld the prosecution’s contention that the combined weight of the paper and LSD should be used to calculate the sentence. The Supreme Court determined the paper was a “mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of LSD". The weight of the pure LSD in Chapman’s possession was fifty milligrams, but the combined LSD and blotter paper weight was 5.7 grams, enough to trigger a mandatory prison sentence.
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/500/453/
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Good to hear. Still some time
Good to hear. Still some time left in his term, and hopefully President Obama will do some more good works. The guy coming along after him sure as hell won't.
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Free Picard, then we'll talk!
Free Picard, then we'll talk!
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thank you, barry, for
thank you, barry, for commuting tim, and the other 1,176 individuals during your presidency, so far, that's more than the last 11 presidents combined; please pardon ed snowden before you leave. <3