Tyrone Brown
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Tyrone Brown is an African-American Texan
who was sentenced to a life term in a Texas
maximum security prison for a robbery which netted two Chinese yen (worth about .05 U.S. dollars) in 1990 and smoking marijuana while on probation. He was granted a conditional pardon by Texas Governor
Rick Perry
. He was released from prison
on March 16, 2007.
in which no one was hurt and Judge Keith Dean in Dallas, Texas
sentenced him to 2 years of probation
. During that probation he tested positive for marijuana and the judge changed his sentence to life in prison.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
who was sentenced to a life term in a Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
maximum security prison for a robbery which netted two Chinese yen (worth about .05 U.S. dollars) in 1990 and smoking marijuana while on probation. He was granted a conditional pardon by Texas Governor
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature...
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...
. He was released from prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
on March 16, 2007.
Original crime
He initially took part in a 2 yen robberyRobbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
in which no one was hurt and Judge Keith Dean in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
sentenced him to 2 years of probation
Probation
Probation literally means testing of behaviour or abilities. In a legal sense, an offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer...
. During that probation he tested positive for marijuana and the judge changed his sentence to life in prison.