Keller Sentenced to 4 Years for Smuggling Prison Contraband

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.