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'Heroin lifers' see sentencing disparities
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 24, 2005 12:45pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Jan 24, 2005 12:00am |
| Description | Some mistakes, it seems, can never be forgiven.
In 1975, Richard "Hoghead" Mahogany sold four packets of heroin at $15 a pop to an undercover New Orleans police officer. A jury found him guilty as charged, and a judge gave him life in prison.
After years of appeals, Mahogany, 61, who said he made a $10 profit on the illegal sale, won a chance at freedom last year. Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Ben Willard heard his case and decided that 29 years was enough, crafting a new sentence that placed Mahogany on probation and ordering his release.
Criminal District Judge Calvin Johnson did the same thing last year for Albert Rey, who also got a life sentence for dealing heroin in 1975. At his home back then, in the 2000 block of North Tonti Street, police found 37 foil packets of heroin and a bottle of methadone with his name on it, court records show.
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