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My son was convicted of 1st degree drug offense for pot. He was sentenced 14 years and 7 without parole in a NJ state prison. Will he diffentitly have to serve the 7 years or is there something where his attorney can go to the prosecutor after 2 years to get an earlier parole hearing? Thank You for your help
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Edward J. Dimon
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We work daily with the Parole Board. The problem is that your son, under the sentence you described, he's not eligible for parole for seven years. Why did he receive such a severe sentence ? Was he selling large amounts of drugs ? The only option is to renegotiate the sentence with the prosecutor based upon your son's cooperation.
Answered on Jun 05th, 2015 at 4:14 AM