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It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a dark purple suit and bow tie, stood in front of Judge Bruce Morrow s courtroom. With one hand raised, the new lawyer was sworn into the State Bar of Michigan. Sixteen years ago in that same Wayne County courtroom, Martell stood in front of Morrow and pleaded guilty to selling and manufacturing crack cocaine. After being caught in a drug sting, the 27-year-old had gone into court prepared to hear the worst possibly 20 years in prison. Instead, he left with just a three-year probation sentence and words of encouragement that he says changed his life.