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PA Criminal Drug Offenses

Orlando Gibson and Moses Lawrence Coleman III were on trial together, accused of selling $450 worth of marijuana to an undercover officer. Orlando Gibson did not testify in court leaving his fate in Lawrence's hand. Coleman then got on stand and took responsibility for the crime. Both have a prior drug conviction charge. The lawyers were in a difficult position and only could fight for drug delivery and conspiracy charges. The jury took six hours and at the end of the day they reached no verdict. The following day the men were convicted of unlawful delivery of marijuana, possession of marijuana and criminal conspiracy. Both are waiting to be sentenced on May 20, each charge is six to 16 months in state prison but the prosecutor is trying to get a mandatory two-year minimum sentence for selling drugs in a school zone.

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