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.
Murder Confession Thrown Out
The defendant was charged with First Degree Murder. He gave a videotaped confession to the police. Karen A. Connolly successfully argued that his constitutional rights had been violated and the confession was thrown out.