Claude Duboc, first-offense marijuana smuggler promised 3-5 years but gets life for F. Lee Bailey cr
- Claude L. Duboc, Tuscon USP, Life W/O Parole
- Feb 5, 2017
- 2 min read
Duboc's lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, told him that he had one way out of a mandatory life sentence for federal drug smuggling and money laundering. That was to plead guilty and give up millions in cash and the term could be reduced to as little as three to five years.
DuBoc’s case was the reason that Bailey lost his law license. He mishandled the stocks that he was given from DuBoc for his legal fees.
When the time came to turn over Duboc's assets to the government, Bailey would not give them up.
Bailey believed he was entitled to the $14 million that the stock had appreciated, but the federal government saw otherwise.
Bailey finally gave up his claim to the stock after spending 44 days in prison. Duboc was subsequently sentenced to life without a trial because his attorney did not live up to the originally offered deal.
Read full story at Even Drug Smugglers Deserve a Fair Trial.
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