QUADRIPLEGIC'S POT SALE LEADS TO PRISON

A quadriplegic who says he uses marijuana for medical reasons has been
sentenced to seven years in prison after being accused of selling the
drug out of his home.

Louis E. Covar Jr., 51, who uses a wheelchair and can't control his
muscles beneath his shoulders, was convicted of marijuana possession
last March in Augusta, Ga. The judge gave him seven years of
probation, telling Covar that if he was to continue using the illegal
drug, to keep it to himself.

The same judge, J. Carlisle Overstreet, revoked the probation and sent
Covar to prison Thursday after police testified that Covar was
selling the drug.

The special care Covar will need will cost $258.33 a day.