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Appellate panel hears petition seeking resentencing after drug‑free school‑zone sentence
Summary
An appellate panel heard arguments in a petition asking the court to order resentencing after a defendant received consecutive multi‑decade terms that included a 40‑year sentence for a sale within a school zone; the State urged dismissal and said the trial court did not abuse its discretion.
An appellate panel heard arguments on a petition for resentencing after a defendant received consecutive sentences that included a 40‑year term for a drug sale within a school zone, attorneys told the court during oral argument.
Wesley Stone, attorney for Jamie Pawclique, told the panel that the specific transaction at issue involved "0.05 grams" of heroin and that the trial judge imposed a 40‑year sentence and a mandatory minimum that had to be served at 100 percent. Stone said the cumulative effect of consecutive terms produced a punishment that "offends justice." He asked the court to grant a writ of certiorari and return the case to the trial court for resentencing.
The issue matters because the General Assembly amended the statute in 2020 to reduce the school‑zone distance from 1,000 feet to 500 feet and to restore…
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