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Newsbrief:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cop
Story
1/3/03
It won't be a happy new year
until 2020 for former Abbeville, LA, police officer Calvin Broussard, Jr.
On December 19, a federal judge sentenced him to 17 1/2 years in prison
for his role in a crack cocaine ring extending from Houston to New Orleans.
According to court testimony, Broussard delivered drugs for the ring and
supplied information to help it avoid capture.
Calling his behavior "a betrayal"
and "extremely heinous" the judge sentenced Broussard to the maximum applicable
sentence. She was noticeably gentler with codefendant Brian "Big
Louisiana" Landry, whom she freed after he had served almost two years
in jail. In an emotional hearing, Landry convinced the judge that
his criminal behavior was the result of drug addiction. Maybe the
fact that, as Landry's lawyer, Frank Dawkins of Lafayette, told the judge,
Landry "gave the government considerable information about other crimes"
had something to do with it as well.
In any case, Landry's sister
was happy with the decision. The Advocate (Baton Rouge) reported
that the sister, Kay Turner of Abbeville, shouted "Hallelujah Jesus!
Hallelujah!" and started speaking in tongues in the courtroom.
The Advocate did not report
on whether Broussard had been involved in drug enforcement.
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Issue #270, 1/3/03
Editorial: Constitutional Inconveniences | Pressure for Change Mounts as Ontario Judge Rules Canadian Marijuana Possession Law Invalid 270/californiabudget Budget Crisis Forces California Governor to Consider Early Releases, Other Prison Measures | Prosecutors Enlist in Drug Czar's Anti-Marijuana Campaign -- Will Prioritize Marijuana Cases, Lobby Against Reform | Latin American Anti-Prohibition Conference, Feb. 12-15, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | Cumbre Internacional Sobre Legalización, 15-Dec Febrero, Mérida, México | Newsbrief: Connecticut Legislator to Reintroduce Medical Marijuana Bill | Newsbrief: Prosecutors Seize Bail Money, Claim Pot Smell -- A New Tactic? | Newsbrief: Louisiana Drug Raid Draws Protests | Newsbrief: France Looking to Heighten Marijuana Penalties | Newsbrief: NJ Weedman to Get Day in Federal Court After Months in Jail for Thought Crime | Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cop Story | Newsbrief: Afghan Opium Farmers Drive Out Eradicators | Newsbrief: Ethiopian Farmers Turn to Khat in Face of Drought, Low Coffee Prices | DC Job Opportunities at DRCNet | The Reformer's Calendar
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