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Man Freed After Spending 20 Years in Prison for Stealing Two Shirts
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New Orleans man Guy Frank is making headlines after he was released from prison after 20 years for stealing two shirts. Frank, 67, was sentenced under Louisiana s version of a three strikes law.
Frank stated that he didn t know what he was doing when he pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge for stealing two shirts from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in 2000, which he said he had done that day and prior to support his heroin habit. Frank was initially given a 2-year sentence, but former District Attorney Harry Connick Sr.’s office invoked the habitual offender law, raising his minimum sentence to 20 years. After that, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Sharon Hunter upped the sentence to 23 years.
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St. Aug athlete and scholar Jhamal Shelby Jr., center, with his parents Jahmal Shelby Sr. and Tatanya Taylor on April 7.
It probably was a case of mistaken identity that could have turned deadly for Jhamal Shelby Jr., a soft-spoken St. Augustine High School star athlete and honor student.
One recent afternoon after practice, Shelby drove to his father’s home in New Orleans East. Before he could park his car, a young man jumped out of a nearby vehicle and began shooting. Eighteen shots were fired before the perpetrators fled the scene.
Jhamal Shelby’s wounds
One bullet visibly grazed the side of Shelby’s head and damaged his eyesight. His vision is still blurry and will require treatment by a specialist.
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Judge John Shea (right) and his older brother, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Frank Shea, look over John Shea s judicial commission on Jan. 13, 1979. The younger Shea was sworn in as a Municipal Court judge by his brother. (Photo by A.P. Vidacovich, The Times-Picayune) Author: Dominic Massa / WWL-TV Updated: 4:58 PM CST January 28, 2021