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A request for a commutation for Weldon Angelos

By Douglas A. Berman

Regular readers will recall the name Weldon Angelos; Angelos was sentenced nearly five years ago to a federal mandatory minimum sentencing term of 55 years in prison following three small hand-to-hand marijuana sales to a paid government informant.  I became directly involved in Weldon's case when his sister asked if I would help with his 2255 motion.  Aided by a great legal team working pro bono, we are continuing to litigate this motion.  And, as detailed in this new report in the Salt Lake Tribune, this team has also now filed a clemency petition requesting President George Bush to commute Weldon's extreme sentence.  Those interested in the clemency petition (which is very long because we added some court filings in the appendix) can download it below: Download Angelos Clemency Petition (Bush) Related posts providing some of the legal history of the Angelos case: An argument that the Second Amendment and Hellershould help Weldon Angelos Weldon Angelos files 2255 motion Judge Cassell's remarkable, and remarkably disappointing, decision in Angelos Tenth Circuit affirms 55-year mandatory minimum sentence in Angelos Cert denied in Angelos mandatory minimum case  NYU Center files amicus in Angelos case continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).