A Phoenix Criminal
Attorney who was addicted to methamphetamine allowed his dependence on the drug
to cloud his judgment and as a result, he was sentenced to four years
imprisonment on Friday. He was also sentenced to seven years probation for
smuggling heroin and a cellular phone into a prison.
The name of the
Phoenix Criminal Lawyer is Jason Keller and he delivered the smuggled goods to
a prisoner who belonged to a Mexican Mafia. This lawyer admitted to carrying
out this illegal task during the proceeding at the Maricopa County Superior
Court. He made an apology to his clients and his loved ones for dishonoring the
legal profession.
Keller was a
defense attorney and he admitted that he made the mistake of being abused by
drugs even though he had seen his past clients making the same mistake. He said
that he understood he had done a lot of damage and that he wanted to fix the
damage. Keller also hoped that one day he would be able to redeem himself and
that he was not of the opinion that being in the prison for a long term would
be of any good.
The prosecutors
wanted Keller to be in jail for up to a decade but Steven Lynch, the
Commissioner, felt that the Keller was regretting his action and he also did
not have any criminal record before. Moreover, the attorney was also a victim
of substance abuse and was clinically depressed.
Lynch said that it
was terrible and that he knew that the public knew it was a terrible thing to
do. He also said that the benefit of the situation was that it was discovered
sooner than later before any damage was made.
