Patricia Spottedcrow, the mother who was thrust into the national spotlight after she was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling a $31 bag of marijuana is now free.OKLAHOMA CITY -
Patricia
Spottedcrow, the mother who was thrust into the national spotlight after she
was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling a $31 bag of marijuana is now
free.
"My nerves have been bad since Monday," Spottedcrow said.
Spottedcrow and her mother both faced the same charges,
but only Patricia went to jail.
"The first year I didn't understand. I was angry. I cried a lot. But
after a year the pity party was over and I was trying to get home,"
Spottedcrow said.
8/30/2012
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People around the country pitied her and criticized
Oklahoma's judicial system.
"My
original sentence was 12 years behind a blunt with no priors. That was Heartbreaking," she said.
Her mother, Delita Starr raised her four children.
"I believe that Tricia learned a lot in there. They blew it way
out of proportion. That is not what took place. I'm on a 30 year probation sentence. I do random [urine analysis]
and hair follicle samples. The judge portrayed us to be the biggest drug dealers in town and
that is not the case we just live," Starr said.
8/9/2012
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Spottedcrow has no immediate future plans, but Starr
points out by the time she is off of probation she will be 82 years old, but has passed all random
drug test.
Spottedcrow's attorney is pushing for post-conviction
relief to modify the 30-year suspended sentence Starr received for her role in the crime.
