This woman was on parole. While on parole, she was caught with a significant amount of methamphetamine (many baggies ready for sale) and was charged with intent to distribute. Due to the prior conviction, she faced a minimum of 15 years but could get up to life. The prosecution offered her 20 years, which as we all know in Texas, really means about 10 or so. She pled guilty to the crime, but instead of taking the sentencing deal she decided to let a jury determine her sentence.

They gave her 99 years.

https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/appeals-court-upholds-tyler-womans-99-year-prison-sentence-for-drug-charges/article_5edceaf8-8735-11eb-b2cf-2bb9b0528808.html

She just lost her appeal.

Bye Felisha!

Oh well, got beaten to the punch.

That's methed up!

99 years. So is that going to be 33 years for good behavior?

What's the point? She'll be 72 when she gets out. What's the point?

Just hang her in town center as an example.

I guess she figured since it was East Texas, she'd get a lot of users on the jury who'd feel sorry for her?

But with the minimum being 15 years, she was trying to improve her 20-year sentence by a couple years at best. Seems like a poor example of best/worst case analysis.

Win At Life said:

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But with the minimum being 15 years, she was trying to improve her 20-year sentence by a couple years at best. Seems like a poor example of best/worst case analysis.

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Meth dealers aren't generally reputed for their acumen at cost-benefit analysis.

Plot twist: jury full of judgmental, self righteous southern Baptists!

toolshed said:

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I guess she figured since it was East Texas, she'd get a lot of users on the jury who'd feel sorry for her?

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Out in daylight where everyone can see what we're doing? Not bloody likely. Get that criminal out of here and pray for her poor soul.

Gilligan said:

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99 years. So is that going to be 33 years for good behavior?

What's the point? She'll be 72 when she gets out. What's the point?

Just hang her in town center as an example.

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Non agg offense is eligible for parole after 1/4 of her sentence. They didn't say there was an agg enhancement. I'd guess 33 is a good guess but will probably be out sooner.

I gotta think that sentence is unfair. There's no way that orca was actually using meth.

Those East Texas juries throw the book at alcohol and drug convictions with amazing consistency. Surely her lawyer knew that.

Honestly, this seems pretty ****ed up to me.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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I gotta think that sentence is unfair. There's no way that orca was actually using meth.

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I think there is more leniency for users than dealers. Users suffer from self harm. Dealers harm others.

People have a lot less sympathy for dealers than users it seems

Win At Life said:

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But with the minimum being 15 years, she was trying to improve her 20-year sentence by a couple years at best. Seems like a poor example of best/worst case analysis.

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What people for get when the says "high risk/high reward" is that vast majority of the time you fail. Hence the high reward when you do succeed.

Intent is such a BS charge.
I intend to do a lot of things I never get around to (or the chance to do in some cases).

Claude! said:

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Win At Life said:

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But with the minimum being 15 years, she was trying to improve her 20-year sentence by a couple years at best. Seems like a poor example of best/worst case analysis.

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Meth dealers aren't generally reputed for their acumen at cost-benefit analysis.

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Claude! said:

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Win At Life said:

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But with the minimum being 15 years, she was trying to improve her 20-year sentence by a couple years at best. Seems like a poor example of best/worst case analysis.

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Meth dealers aren't generally reputed for their acumen at cost-benefit analysis.

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Remind me, how'd that work out for him?

Builder93 said:

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Ol_Ag_02 said:

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I gotta think that sentence is unfair. There's no way that orca was actually using meth.

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I think there is more leniency for users than dealers. Users suffer from self harm. Dealers harm others.

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How are users supposed to get supply without dealers?

Its time we legalize meth, since the effect is disproportionately felt by the white community. The war on meth is clearly racist.