Florida attorney is submitting clemency request for Corvain Cooper
Orlando, FL (June 2018) Halscott Megaro PA has announced that Patrick Megaro of the firm Halscott Megaro, P.A. is asking President Donald J. Trump to stop the madness of mandatory life sentences for non-violent drug offenders, and commute Corvain Cooper's sentence. Back on June 18, 2014, Corvain T. Cooper was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in Charlotte for the crime of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Mr. Cooper was convicted of a non-violent crime and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.Mr. Cooper tried appealing his conviction and sentence, stating that the sentence of life for non-violent crimes was against his Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) of the United States Constitution which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. However, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the case, and the Supreme Court declined to even hear the case.
Once the courts upheld the lower courts decisions, the attention turned to the State of California who had passed Proposition 47 and 64 as part of legislative drug law reforms after the state legalized marijuana. Both Propositions favored individuals, such as, Corvain Cooper. Mr. Cooper applied to the courts asking them to replace his drug felony convictions with misdemeanors.
A petition was filed to pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255 in the Federal court, challenging his life sentence under the "Three Strikes" law - since two of the three strikes were no longer felonies, but misdemeanors. However, the Federal courts have denied the challenge and Mr. Coopers case is once again before the United States Supreme Court. Back in 2016 an application for clemency was present to then President Barack Obama, asking the President to commute the sentence from life-imprisonment to a non-violent drug offense. However, the President denied the chance for clemency.
“I believe in God, the Constitution, individual freedom and personal liberty. This is why I have been fighting for Corvain Cooper and his rights since 2014, and I will continue to do so until we have exhausted all options”, Patrick Megaro stated. Mr. Megaro also added “Because his family has been unable to afford legal fees, I have been representing him for free - pro bono. I have pledged to continue to fight for this young man, who is a genuinely good person who does not deserve this Draconian punishment.”
We are asking President Donald J. Trump to stop the madness of mandatory life sentences for non-violent drug offenders, and commute Corvain Cooper's sentence to a non-violent drug sentence. Mr. Cooper deserves to be treated and sentenced based on the crime, not for political gains.
Background
The underlying court cases are United States v. Cooper, 624 Fed.Appx. 819 (4th Cir. 2015), and United States v. Cooper, 714 Fed.Appx. 259 (4th Cir. 2018). According to a press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, “from in or about 2004 through January 2013, Cooper was involved in a drug conspiracy that trafficked marijuana from California to the Charlotte area. Court records show that Cooper was charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute at least one thousand kilograms of marijuana as well as money laundering conspiracy and structuring financial transactions through banking institutions to avoid IRS reporting requirements. Cooper, along with two co-defendants, Evelyn LaChapelle and Natalia Wade, were convicted of all charges on October 18, 2013, following a three-day trial.” He was sentenced to life in prison on June 18, 2014. See https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/california-drug-trafficker-sentenced-life-prison-drug-conspiracy-and-related-charges
For more information, contact:
Patrick Michael Megaro, Esq.
Halscott Megaro, P.A.
1300 North Semoran Boulevard, Suite 195
Orlando, FL 32807 USA
Phone: (407) 255-2164
http://www.halscottmegaro.com
Please check out our latest Change.org petition, and sign and support this worthy cause:
https://www.change.org/p/donald-trump-release-corvain-cooper-from-life-imprisonment-without-parole-for-a-non-violent-drug-crime
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About Patrick Megaro’s initiative to seek clemency for Corvain Cooper, who has been sentenced for marijuana-related offenses, see:
"Florida Attorney is Submitting Clemency Request for Corvain Cooper," https://www.einpresswire.com/shareable-preview/CKt5J6ZcMskL-efZ0l1BiA
Related to this Clemency Petition are:
https://www.appealslawgroup.com/senior-partner-patrick-michael-megaro-files-clemency-petition-on-behalf-of-corvain-cooper/
https://www.appealslawgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/Letter-in-Support-of-Clemency-Petition-7-3-2018.pdf
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