Missouri governor commutes man's life sentence for drug charge
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has commuted the sentence of a man serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for a drug possession charge, his office said on Friday.
Jeffrey Mizanskey was convicted in 1996 on the drug charge, and due to prior drug-related convictions and persistent offender laws at the time he has been in prison since, Nixon's office said in a statement.
The commutation makes Mizanskey eligible for parole immediately, but Nixon said Mizanskey would still have to "demonstrate that he deserves" it.
St. Louis Public Radio reported that Mizanskey, who is in his early 60s, was convicted for participating in a friend's sale of marijuana to an undercover police officer.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-governor-commutes-mans-life-sentence-drug-charge-042836034.html
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