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Long sentence for meth dealing - Jury convicts Commerce man
GREENVILLE — A Commerce man has been sentenced to a lengthy term in prison, after having been found guilty of possessing enough methamphetamine to be able to sell the substance, and with plans to do so.
Scott Lee James, 39, was convicted Wednesday by a jury in the 196th District Court of one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in an amount of between four and 200 grams. The same jury sentenced James Thursday to 69 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division.
“The evidence in this case clearly showed the defendant possessed methamphetamine with the intent to deliver,” said Hunt County District Attorney Noble F. Walker Jr.
James was indicted on the charge by the Hunt County grand jury in June of last year, after he was arrested near Quinlan by Hunt County Sheriff’s deputies on March 28, 2008.
James was driving a Kia sport utility vehicle early that morning and was observed disregarding a stop sign at the intersection of FM 751 and County Road 3836. James gave consent for the officer to search the vehicle. The check turned up scales and approximately 100 plastic bags used to distribute controlled substances.
Another bag containing 13.1 grams of methamphetamine was found inside the deputy’s patrol vehicle. A female passenger who had been riding in the Kia told officers it belonged to James.
“Clearly, the jury wanted to send the message that drug dealers will face serious consequences for their actions,” Walker said, commending Assistant District Attorney Calvin Grogan for his work prosecuting the case.
Due to at least two prior felony convictions on his record, James was facing a maximum sentence of from 25 years to life in prison for his conviction on the latest charge.
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