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  • Supreme Court Lets Stand 55-Year Jail Term

    12/04/2006 2:25:37 PM PST · by kiriath_jearim · 137 replies · 3,069+ views
    AP & Newsday ^ | 12/4/06 | n/a
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a mandatory 55-year prison sentence, condemned as excessive by the federal judge who imposed it, for a man convicted of carrying a handgun during three marijuana deals. Record producer Weldon Angelos received the minimum sentence under the law -- a harsher sentence than a child rapist or a terrorist who detonates a bomb aboard an aircraft would receive, according to his attorneys. The justices, without comment, left the prison term undisturbed. Angelos was convicted of 16 counts of violating federal firearms, drug and money laundering laws in 2003. The charges stemmed...
  • JELLO BANNED FROM SCHOOL

    12/08/2004 9:03:00 PM PST · by Pikachu_Dad · 39 replies · 1,194+ views
    NOLA ^ | Wednesday, December 08, 2004 | By Rob Nelson
    Gelatin gets 8-year-old suspended Officials say cups look like Jell-O shots Wednesday, December 08, 2004 By Rob Nelson West Bank bureau The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office took samples Tuesday of Jell-O snacks that were brought to school by an 8-year-old Terrytown girl to determine if the concoction contained alcohol. The youngster was suspended Nov. 29 from Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School after school officials said the snacks given to her by her mother in small, clear plastic containers resembled an alcoholic mixture commonly known as "Jell-O shots," said Jefferson Parish public schools spokesman Jeff Nowakowski. ... In televised reports, Noble denied...