News (Media Awareness Project) - US MO: Son Of City Prosecutor Gets Jail For Marijuana |
| Title: | US MO: Son Of City Prosecutor Gets Jail For Marijuana |
| Published On: | 2000-01-08 |
| Source: | St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 07:06:02 |
SON OF CITY PROSECUTOR GETS JAIL FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION
The son of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Dee Joyce-Hayes was sentenced Friday
to five years on probation and 120 days in jail for possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute.
Clayton police said they found the drugs last year in the trunk of a car
outside Christian Brothers College high school, 6501 Clayton Road.
St. Louis County Circuit Judge John F. Kintz ordered Robert Vossmeyer, 18,
to begin his sentence in the County Jail on Jan. 18.
Vossmeyer will be in a work-release program, spending nights and weekends in
jail while working days. He also will be allowed to attend meetings at the
Crossroads Drug Treatment program, where he has been a patient.
Joyce-Hayes, Vossmeyer's mother, and Steven Vossmeyer, the defendant's
father, were in the back of the courtroom when Kintz imposed the sentence.
The couple were divorced in 1984. Joyce-Hayes is the chief prosecutor for
the city of St. Louis. Steven Vossmeyer is a lawyer in private practice and
a former state representative.
Other conditions of probation imposed by Kintz were: The defendant must
attend aftercare sessions run by Crossroads; he must attend a state-operated
drug education program; and he must perform 200 hours of community service.
Vossmeyer pleaded guilty Nov. 5. He admitted that a half-pound of marijuana
found by police was his. The drugs, wrapped in nine packages, were in the
trunk of a car that Vossmeyer was driving May 28.
Vossmeyer's attorney, T. Patrick Deaton, sought probation for his client at
the hearing in November, citing Vossmeyer's enrollment in the substance
abuse program at Crossroads.
Prosecutor Keith Larner recommended the 120 days of "shock" jail time that
Kintz imposed Friday.
Vossmeyer graduated from CBC on May 16.
According to police, an officer had spotted three masked youths May 28 on
the grounds of the high school. Officers said the three had been planning a
school prank. When police stopped their car, Vossmeyer ran away. Later, he
went to police with his parents and admitted the marijuana was his.
The son of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Dee Joyce-Hayes was sentenced Friday
to five years on probation and 120 days in jail for possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute.
Clayton police said they found the drugs last year in the trunk of a car
outside Christian Brothers College high school, 6501 Clayton Road.
St. Louis County Circuit Judge John F. Kintz ordered Robert Vossmeyer, 18,
to begin his sentence in the County Jail on Jan. 18.
Vossmeyer will be in a work-release program, spending nights and weekends in
jail while working days. He also will be allowed to attend meetings at the
Crossroads Drug Treatment program, where he has been a patient.
Joyce-Hayes, Vossmeyer's mother, and Steven Vossmeyer, the defendant's
father, were in the back of the courtroom when Kintz imposed the sentence.
The couple were divorced in 1984. Joyce-Hayes is the chief prosecutor for
the city of St. Louis. Steven Vossmeyer is a lawyer in private practice and
a former state representative.
Other conditions of probation imposed by Kintz were: The defendant must
attend aftercare sessions run by Crossroads; he must attend a state-operated
drug education program; and he must perform 200 hours of community service.
Vossmeyer pleaded guilty Nov. 5. He admitted that a half-pound of marijuana
found by police was his. The drugs, wrapped in nine packages, were in the
trunk of a car that Vossmeyer was driving May 28.
Vossmeyer's attorney, T. Patrick Deaton, sought probation for his client at
the hearing in November, citing Vossmeyer's enrollment in the substance
abuse program at Crossroads.
Prosecutor Keith Larner recommended the 120 days of "shock" jail time that
Kintz imposed Friday.
Vossmeyer graduated from CBC on May 16.
According to police, an officer had spotted three masked youths May 28 on
the grounds of the high school. Officers said the three had been planning a
school prank. When police stopped their car, Vossmeyer ran away. Later, he
went to police with his parents and admitted the marijuana was his.
Member Comments |
No member comments available...
