Allen was punished with life-imprisonment for second-degree burglary in 1970 for sneaking into an unlocked house near Benson and stealing a 19-inch black-and-white television.
At that time, he was a 30-year-old migrant farm worker from Georgia with a criminal history of burglaries and a violent assault.
Allen was punished with life-imprisonment for second-degree burglary in 1970 for sneaking into an unlocked house near Benson and stealing a 19-inch black-and-white television.So he wasn't in jail for 35 years because of a theft; it was because he was a habitual criminal. Good thing no one was home when the violent offender stole the TV or there might be a murder charge involved. Boo freaking hoo.
At that time, he was a 30-year-old migrant farm worker from Georgia with a criminal history of burglaries and a violent assault.
This was in the early 50's.
TV's were huge in those days I have no idea how he was able to carry one but that is the story.
"Don't do the crime if you ain't Robert Blake."
If this is the same case posted earlier this week, the thief not only stole the TV, but beat up an 80 year old woman during the robbery.
Meanwhile OJ is playing golf.
Particularly those "...with a criminal history of burglaries and a violent assault."
Just think... all the shows he wanted to watch have been long gone...
Sadly, he didn't miss anything good on TV during the last 35 years.
The pastor of a former client of mine used to say he was "sentenced to death for stealing a used TV" -- but what actually happened was that the 23" Philco console model (!) he looted from the pawn-shop turned out to be an insuperable burden when he tried to run across I-91 in the north end of Hartford with it on his back -- an unwise move, esp. after dark & when the tractor-trailers are highballin'.
"Allen was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree burglary in 1970 for sneaking into an unlocked house near Benson and stealing a 19-inch black-and-white television.
Some state records say Allen roughed up the 87-year-old woman who lived there, but he wasn't convicted of assault. At trial, her home was presumed to have been unoccupied when he broke in.
At the time, he was a 30-year-old migrant farm worker from Georgia with a criminal history that included burglaries and a violent assault. The law governing his crime has since been changed, and the most severe penalty anyone can now receive for second-degree burglary is three years.
"I been in here way too long," Allen said. "I don't believe no justice been done in my case. I've overpaid for my crime. I feel like I got the back end of the tail."
Correction Department records state that since he was sent to prison, Allen committed nearly 50 infractions including fighting, having sexual contact, possessing contraband, tampering with a lock, gambling, using unauthorized money and disobeying orders.
He's going to have a hard time getting a 54" HDTV out of a house now that he's older. The Progressives Against Progress should do something about this.
After reading the follow-up info provided by other posters (thanks guys) all I can say is....Boo-Hoo! My heart BLEEDS!By the way I tried connecting to DU to see what they are saying on this story. It's gotta be good for a laugh. But I cannot connect to their site. Must be server problems. And maybe they are waiting for someone else to pay to fix the problem for them. Been that way for at least the past hour. LOL