School drug(Marijuana) dealer gets five-year probation

[Champ]

CONYERS — A young man found in possession of marijuana at a high school will be under the supervision of the court for the next five years.
Chief Superior Court Judge Sidney Nation sentenced Masi Lenard Fears to five years on probation with the first year to be served in the work release program on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute at a school. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Nation was initially lukewarm to the plea agreement worked out between attorneys, indicating he thought some period of jail time was more appropriate, but ultimately agreed to the sentence.
“We’ve had similar cases to this before and this is what we’ve done, but if you let me down, you’re going straight to prison,” Nation told Fears. “This is your one drink at the well, and you need to understand that.”
Defense attorney Robert Mumford noted that Fears, 17, had no prior criminal record of any kind and that he was on track to graduate. Mumford did ask that Fears be allowed to enter his plea as a first offender, which the state did not object to and Nation granted.
Nation, however, noted that Fears had been on the periphery of other cases that have appeared before him and stressed that the defendant needed to walk a tight line for the duration of his sentence.
“The only person that can excuse you from the work release program is the court,” Nation said. “We’ve given this opportunity to some who haven’t taken advantage of it, but if you don’t behave at work release you can count on going to prison.”
http://www.rockdalecitizen.net/sc/archive/2004/6587.htm

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