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.
Career ending felonies reduced to Misdemeanors
Defendant was charged with 4 felony counts of Child Abuse and Neglect, and 2 felony/gross misdemeanor counts of Attempting, Preventing of Dissuading a Witness or Victim from Reporting a Crime or Commencing Prosecution. The case was negotiated down to two minor...