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The judge who sentenced him, Paul G. Cassell of the United States District Court here, said that he pronounced the sentence "reluctantly" but that his hands were tied by a mandatory-minimum law that required the imposition of 55 years on Weldon H. Angelos because he had a gun during at least two of the drug transactions.
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According to this bit, he wasn't sentenced to 55 years merely because of the drugs. It would appear the firearm played a part in this too. And you can't blame the judge. He follows the law and if the law says X years minimum then that's what he has to give. If the law had said less years, then this guy would have gotten less years. Not that the guy should've been dealing drugs in the first place...
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