Larry Ronald Duke was convicted of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana –and attempted possession with the intent to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. In 1989, Larry and co-conspirators purchased marijuana from a government confidential informant–who had a prior marijuana arrest. Undercover officers set up the sale, and arrested Duke and his co-conspirators after delivering 4,800 pounds of marijuana to them. Larry is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran who served two tours of duty in Vietnam with Delta Company 1st Battalion, 7th Marine regiment. Mr. Duke has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to his military service in Vietnam. “While I was there, I often thought I would probably die in a firefight in Viet Nam, and then later, I thought maybe I’d catch a streamer while sky-diving and crash and burn. Or perhaps, lose control of a car at a very high rate of speed, but never in my wildest dreams have I ever imagined I’d die in prison.”–Larry Ronald Duke, Jesup Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup, Georgia, April 27, 2013.Larry has a wife, two children, two grandsons, and a large extended family who needs him home. Larry fervently wishes that Congress will “opt to give some degree of hope of our having one more shot of Tequila, and one more slow dance with Sheila before we go.” –Larry Ronald Duke, Jesup Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup, Georgia, April 27, 2013. United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Richard Williams, William Scott Hames, Defendants-appellants.united States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Larry Ronald Duke, Defendant-appellant, 954 F.2d 668 (11th Cir. 1992) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - 954 F.2d 668 (11th Cir. 1992) Feb. 27, 1992 UPDATE: Larry Ronald Duke IS A FREE MAN!!! #40734-019 FCI JESUP
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