10 years for Md. man in drug case
Federal prosecutors say a Fort Washington man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing crack and cocaine.
Forty-five-year-old Peter Purvis Jr. was sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
According to his guilty plea, Purvis was part of a Suitland-based drug trafficking organization.
He admitted to being responsible for distributing between 11 and 33 pounds of cocaine.
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| December 14, 2010; 7:38 AM ET
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so ten years in jail for 33 pounds of coke that could of killed a dozen people and ruined the lives of a hundred.
so how many years in jail for the sellers of tobbaco products that kill 400,000 americans a year, and in turn ruins the lives of millions?
Posted by: MarilynManson | December 14, 2010 10:33 AM | Report abuse
SEE: PUBLIC ACCESS TO MARYLAND COURT RECORDS
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Purvis, Peter Jr
11/1965
Defendant
Upper Marlboro District Court
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ACTIVE CASE
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Upper Marlboro District Court
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ACTIVE CASE
11/13/2010
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Purvis, Peter
11/1965
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Upper Marlboro District Court
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11/13/2010
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Purvis, Peter
11/1965
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Upper Marlboro District Court
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11/13/2010
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Defendant
Upper Marlboro District Court
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11/1965
Defendant
Upper Marlboro District Court
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Purvis, Peter
11/1965
Defendant
Hyattsville District Court
CR
Closed
12/10/1998
Posted by: polecatx1 | December 14, 2010 11:01 AM | Report abuse
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