Defendant was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a large amount of drugs containing fentanyl. He was facing a mandatory minimum federal guidelines sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years. Ms. Connolly negotiated a plea deal; the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a sentence of 26 months.
Death Sentence Avoided
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of First Degree Murder. The prosecution tried to convince the jury that he should be sentenced to death. The jury did not impose a death sentence.
