News (Media Awareness Project) - US AL: Woman With Life Term For 1st Drug Offense Free |
| Title: | US AL: Woman With Life Term For 1st Drug Offense Free |
| Published On: | 2002-05-02 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-23 11:05:37 |
WOMAN WITH LIFE TERM FOR 1ST DRUG OFFENSE FREE
A woman who was sentenced to life without parole for a first-time
drug offense was released Wednesday after spending five years in
prison.
About two hours after a judge reduced her sentence to time served,
Theresa Wilson, 34, left the Jefferson County Jail. The Alabama Court
of Criminal Appeals last year ruled 3-2 that the life sentence for a
first drug offense was cruel and unusual punishment.
A woman who was sentenced to life without parole for a first-time
drug offense was released Wednesday after spending five years in
prison.
About two hours after a judge reduced her sentence to time served,
Theresa Wilson, 34, left the Jefferson County Jail. The Alabama Court
of Criminal Appeals last year ruled 3-2 that the life sentence for a
first drug offense was cruel and unusual punishment.
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