BadNewsBobby

My family and I believe the harsh sentencing was due to both harsh mandatory minimums and the judge that was residing over the case, Judge John H Mcbryde. This man is documented for over-sentencing drug offenses as well as ignoring the defendants circumstance. He was actually disbarred for a year from taking new cases and my father's case was one of the examples used to get him disbarred. Also, thank you for taking the time to comment.

No. I went through a stage in my youth where I fully understood the implication of what my medical expenses did to my family and I remember wishing I was never born. I have since gotten over this considering it wasn't exactly like I had control over the situation so I learned to live with it but I have to admit it does get me down knowing how much stress and grief I have indirectly put my family through...

Yes, please go here and sign: https://www.aclu.org/life-without-parole?ms=web_acluaction_lwop_131113

Thought I had this in the top.... Will edit and put it there. Thanks for asking!

I'm don't the exact amount he was transporting, although I do know he was never caught with any on his person or in our house. The only thing that was every found was trace amounts at his business but because the case was tried as a conspiracy, he was sentenced according to what others that were tried in the case were caught with. Also, he was going from California to Texas

The person that he sold to was actually one of his friends from childhood. He got back from a trip, all he actually did was transport and was not a meth dealer, this former friend of his asked if he could buy 1/2lb to sell because he was behind on rent etc. My dad is a bit of a softie when it comes to sob stories and is too trusting for his own good and sold to his friend the meth. Then the guy ran to the cops, gave them the info/drugs/wire and got his sentence reduced to 2 years. The "friend" that gave my dad up was originally caught with over a pound. -- I apologize about this as I have emailed the writer of the article but she hasn't got back to me about this discrepancy EDIT: I worded this terribly wrong and have fixed my error.