Sentencing

A Mississippi appeals court <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sentencing.pdf">reversed and remanded</a> </strong>a 60-year sentence without possibility of parole, as well as a $2 million fine against Dennis Beal, a black man who was convicted of selling one-tenth of a gram of cocaine for $30.

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi appeals court **reversed and remanded ** a 60-year sentence without possibility of parole, as well as a $2 million fine against Dennis Beal, a black man who was convicted of selling one-tenth of a gram of cocaine for $30.

Categories / Appeals, Criminal

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