| 5th JUNE 2003 | Ed Rosenthal Gets One Day! |
US
District Judge Charles Breyer
today sentenced Ed Rosenthal to one day in prison on
each of three counts, stemming from his conviction earlier this year
of supplying medical marijuana
under license of the city of Oakland. Breyer also fined him $1,000 and
then freed him. Rosenthal could have gone to prison for up to twenty years.
His family and supporters went to US District Court in San Francisco this morning with a best case scenario that Rosenthal would get a medium term sentence and then be freed pending appeal. The one-day sentence was unexpected and shows the political effect of the popular uproar after Rosenthal's conviction and after six of the jurors publicly apologized to Rosenthal for voting for his conviction after Breyer had prevented them from hearing the full background of the case. (By ALEXANDER COCKBURN - my.marijuana.com)
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