April 14, 2003

Texas to lower drug penalties?

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
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