Louisiana man serving life sentence for $20 worth of marijuana released
Winslow was re-sentenced to time served after IPNO director and lead attorney Jee Park successfully appealed based on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Author: Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness Investigator
Published: 6:53 PM CST December 16, 2020
Updated: 8:17 AM CST December 17, 2020
NEW ORLEANS — Fate Winslow said the first thing he wants to do when he gets back home to Shreveport is stop at Popeye’s for fried chicken.
And following his joyful release from Angola state prison Wednesday after serving 12 years over $20 worth of marijuana, Winslow, 53, said his next stop is the most important: Reuniting with his four children and three grandchildren who thought they may never see him again as a free man.