A Life Sentence

A complete and absolute miscarriage of justice.

From The Republic (SC)...

After getting probation three times for marijuana convictions in New Orleans, a man landed a life prison sentence the fourth time around.

Cornell Hood II was sentenced as a repeat offender following his conviction on a charge of attempting to possess and distribute marijuana. At Hood's one-day trial, the state's evidence included a digital scale and about a dozen bags that had contained marijuana before being seized from the house. Deputies also a student-loan application with Hood's name on it inside of a night stand.

A jury deliberated for less than two hours and convicted Hood of a reduced charge. The Assistant DA then used Hood's past convictions to argue that he was a career criminal.

Life? I hope someone is ringing the ACLU's phone.