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May 06, 2008

The Long and the short of it

So, I can now openly say that former Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long was as guilty as sin on those charges of extortion and drug trafficking, and all the rest, because he has entered such a plea on over two dozen federal counts.

On paper, Long faces a minimum of ten years (it looks like it would have been fifteen, with the one firearm-related charge that is to be dropped), and a maximum of life in prison; but that is what you or I would get, and not a connected former law enforcement and political official.

See, Long's well-known defense attorney, Jerry Summers, plans to get his client a sentence of, say, one day. What is this "safety valve," and how can I invoke it should I ever — gods forbid — run afoul of the law?

I hope justice is served in this case, and that no special treatment is given this criminal over any other.

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Miscellaneous | By joe lance | 08:58 PM

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I would hope he gets far MORE than the standard first-time offender would get, by virtue (ha!) of the abuse of his position.

Posted by: bobw at May 6, 2008 09:07 PM

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