Defendant was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Distribute (Methamphetamine), and Aiding and Abetting. She accepted a guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) and was facing a mandatory minimum federal guidelines sentence of 10 years. Due to Ms. Connolly’s efforts and advocacy, the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a sentence of time served.
Charges Reduced
Defendant was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, less than 14 grams. Ms. Connolly got the charges reduced to a misdemeanor charge of possession drugs not to be introduced into interstate commerce.