Texas Man Gets 35 Years For Pot Possession

Rob Roy said:

He was sentenced for more than 4 ounces but less than 5 pounds. If I'm missing something, please point it out.

So again, are you okay with him getting 35 years? What would you have given him?

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Go back and read carefully about the other felonies....it was a group sentence. Please correct me if I am wrong....

CrackerJax said:

Go back and read carefully about the other felonies....it was a group sentence. Please correct me if I am wrong....

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Go back and read post #75, I mentioned the other felonies.


So AGAIN, do you think he deserves to be incarcerated for 35 years?

What would you have done to him, if his fate were in your hands?

35 years for three felonies? In Texas....he's lucky to get 35 years.

Know where you are.... he knew.

So he was NOT sentenced to 35 years for 4 ounces of weed..... now was he.

I'm aware he had other felonies. I pointed that out.

He did get 35 years. You seem okay with that, or you're unwilling to state your position when asked several times on whether 35 years is just. You also defend a law that says extra punishment should be meted out if a person is within 1,000 feet of a school.

I guess we are on opposite sides on this one. His life is over and the last straw for him was an act that harmed nobody. Is that acceptable to you? What is your objection to answering a simple QUESTION?

Keep skipping over the fact that he got 35 years for 3 felonies. Not one, not two, but three. Not for 4 ounces..... got it? It's important.

Also, take into account that the SECOND felony was for the day care.... so what does he do? Does he get the message? uhhh, no.

Hey CJ, have you ever been high? Just askin

CrackerJax said:

35 years for three felonies? In Texas....he's lucky to get 35 years.

Know where you are.... he knew.

So he was NOT sentenced to 35 years for 4 ounces of weed..... now was he.

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You folks that are surprised by this don't even know the half of life in Texas. Let me tell you a true story.

When I was 16 the small Texas town I lived in started getting dry. One by one, the weed sources started getting busted. All except for one, sort of the last man standing. About this time some skunk and some decent red started making its rounds. We all knew who had what, and we all noticed that this last source was never dry. When our skunk man went down, we noticed that out of the blue, this last dude had skunk. Overnight.
This last guy was actually busted before the rest but was released and no charges were filed. Starting to become clear? Yep, the cops were busting dealers, keeping just enough to prosecute and giving the rest to the one remaining dealer in town. This was all happening over the course of a year, my last in Texas until I moved back 14 years ago.
One guy that I had gone to school with had been dealing and was picked up by the PD. The next time we saw him he was beaten pretty bad and he said he had been warned to stop dealing in our town. Well, he didn't and they busted him again. Same beating, same warning.
Dude was hard headed and the town was dry and money to be made. Of course, he went back to business.
One day, my buddy across the street asked me if I heard what had gone down the night before. I said I hadn't. He told me that there was a shooting just across the back of his property. I got the rest of the "story" from the local newspaper.
We lived exactly one block from a mom and pop grocery. Concrete block building about 14 ft tall. According to the story, police had been called to investigate someone trying to break in through the roof of the grocery. When they arrived, the suspect had leaped off the roof and started running through one of my neighbors yard. Police chased him and one of the cops tripped and fell. The suspect somehow saw this happen behind him and picked up a tree limb off the ground (we had just had a hurricane, they were everywhere) and ran back to the fallen cop to hit him with it, as another cop was running toward him with his gun drawn. Of course the second cop had no choice but to shoot the dude. Dude died.
Dude was the dealer I had gone to school with. Executed for selling on the cops turf.
You think the laws in Texas are bad? Fuck, you have no idea.

Heh... I think his mistake was to turn around.... keep on running!

BadDog40 said:

Hey CJ, have you ever been high? Just askin

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Since I was 13.... yes.

But I don't have too much sympathy for three time felons....

Just imagine if it was something else like DUI. One DUI...okay...it happens.... I understand, but don't approve. Second DUI....wth? ... Seek help. third DUI.... ur an idiot.

CrackerJax said:

Keep skipping over the fact that he got 35 years for 3 felonies. Not one, not two, but three. Not for 4 ounces..... got it? It's important.

Also, take into account that the SECOND felony was for the day care.... so what does he do? Does he get the message? uhhh, no.

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Skipping over? I'm aware he had other charges in the past. Thank you for reminding me, again. Now kindly address my questions.

Are you okay with him getting 35 years?

What would you have done if his fate were in your hands?

CrackerJax said:

Heh... I think his mistake was to turn around.... keep on running!

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I'm sure he did. Would you run TOWARD a cop with his gun drawn with a stick so you could hit his partner with it? Its bullshit. It was an execution disguised as a crime scene.

Rob Roy said:

Skipping over? I'm aware he had other charges in the past. Thank you for reminding me, again. Now kindly address my questions.

Are you okay with him getting 35 years?

What would you have done if his fate were in your hands?

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35 years for three felonies?... I have NO problem with that at all. Neither did the jury....

I never would sentence someone that long for a 1/4 lb ... but that was NOT what this was all about. It entailed MUCH more.

CrackerJax said:

35 years for three felonies?... I have NO problem with that at all. Neither did the jury....

I never would sentence someone that long for a 1/4 lb ... but that was NOT what this was all about. It entailed MUCH more.

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Re: 35 years...I'm sorry to hear that's how you feel.

Thanks for finally answering one of the questions.

Are you aware of what his past "crimes" were?

Only what is in the article. he wasn't sentenced for the last felony...he was sentenced for all three at once. Not sure you get that. Three felonies is pretty major stuff.

Now, I would be interested in knowing why he was never sentenced back then.... I can only guess he fled the area. That would have sunk him right there.

There's more to this story..... and the thread title is 100% incorrect. He was not sentenced to 35 years for 4 ounces.

Like I said, there is more to this story.... but Texas doesn't mess around. This guy KNEW that.... sorry...he's a dumbarse.

How many reasons can there be for him not being sentenced before? He ran.... and then he went back.... did I say dumbarse? Yah... I did. Sorry, no sympathy.

Why the hell are you so convinced he wasnt sentenced before, or that he fled? His past two convictions were in 1987 and 1989, that was over 20 years ago. Even if he would have stabbed or raped someone he would have been out by now. If they would have been serious felonies no doubt it would have been mentioned in this article, they make a point to mention that shit. 20 years of no trouble, gets caught possessing 4 ounces, gets 35 years and you have no problem with this? Sorry but you are one fucked up guy.

Wooten, who had pleaded not guilty to the current charge, had been found guilty of two felonies in Smith County, one in 1987 and one in 1989. He pleaded true (what?...like he has to agree he was convicted? hardly) to both of those on Thursday before he was sentenced. His 35-year sentence will run consecutively to any other sentences that may be unexpired from his prior felonies, Judge Russell said in court.

That's why.... read carefully folks....

So are you saying his prior convictions are what make this new conviction justified?

Would your opinion be any different if he had served out each term when he was convicted?

Do you think the guy should have been given a felony for his newest dilemma?