Texas Judge Sentences Man To Death For Marijuana Possession Death row cells at the Texas State Correctional Facility Posted on June 22, 2014 by Bob The Empire News Potato AUSTIN, Texas - An Austin Superior Court judge sentenced 34 year old Joseph Goldsmith to death row yesterday, after Goldsmith was picked up on his third offense for marijuana possession. Judge Martin Churchill said during the trial that he had “already seen [Goldsmith] twice” and that “the third time was the charm.” “If a man cannot get his act together, and he is arrested multiple times for the same crime, then I have no choice but to hand out the swiftest and harshest punishment I can.” Said Churchill. “In this case, the public needs to know how the state of Texas deals with repeat offenders, especially when they are drug-related crimes.” Goldsmith, who has no other arrests on his report other than the previous two convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession, was visibly upset when the verdict was read. “I cannot believe it.
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