One Texas State Representative believes that the penalites for minor drug possessin are too high and has proposed lowering most minor possession to the misdemeanor level. [See H.B. No. 2316] State Representative Harold Dutton, represents the 142nd Legislative District in Houston, is the Chair for the Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee, and I remember reading somewhere that he is a former Harris County prosecutor who filled his share of prison beds representing the State of Texas in that position.
Posted by Tiger at April 14, 2003 03:23 PM | TrackBack