Live Breaking News & Updates on Llen Russell Mississippi Life Sentence For Marijuana

Published May 16, 2021
The State of Mississippi upheld a man’s life sentence for the possession of 30 grams of marijuana. The Tuesday decision sparked conversations about the state’s ruling in the face of broadening decriminalization of marijuana.
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According to the Associated Press, the Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld Allen Russell’s sentence “because he had previous convictions and those made him a habitual offender.” The appellate court justified its ruling, in part, through precedent, naming a “recidivist criminal” from the 1970s.
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if u smoke weed and don’t support emancipation with ur whole chest … there’s a higher power that will judge you for your indecency https://t.co/TeN7sWNFcT dan q. dao (@danqdao) May 16, 2021 ....

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