Cottonwood man's life sentence in marijuana case won't be heard by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a Cottonwood man who was arrested and convicted of growing three dozen marijuana plants in his back yard, but sentenced to life in prison without parole at the age of 75 due to the state’s three strikes law.

Lee Carroll Brooker, who will be 77 in June, was 75 at the time of his sentencing in October of 2014. Brooker had four prior felonies – one count of attempted robbery with a firearm and three counts of robbery with a firearm. The prior felonies made Brooker’s life sentence in 2014 mandatory under Alabama’s Habitual Offender Act.

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