I was convicted of dealing in cocaine over 3 grams in the state of Indiana which is a class A felony. I had a prior unrelated felony conviction in the state of Michigan 6 years prior. The prior conviciton made my sentence a mandatory minimum of 20 years.I was sentenced to 20 years to be served on home detention. I know I am extremely lucky not to be in prison right now, I had a great lawyer and he served me well obviously. I 've served nearly 2 years now with no problems what so ever. My lawyer says that I can not get a modification until the prosecutor okays the fact that I can go infront of the judge, which he/she could reject that request for the whole 20 years. I am willing to pay good money for any legal advice. I know some people out there will think that I should be in prison for this, but I have no violent history at all and my prior felony was breaking into a car to steal a stereo when i was 18. The judge didnt even want to sentence me that harshly, of course, or I would be in prison. The law stated he had to, so here I am, searching for a loop hole or some kind of help. If anyone has an opinion or could refer me to someone that could help please contact me at jthelk@yahoo.com. I believe mandatory sentences are for threats to society, how can child molesters,rapists, etc. be out here totaly free after a couple years, and here I am sitting at home(nearly in prison for 20 years-do 10) ready to move on with my life but can't because I broke into a car when I was 18. Thank you for your time.

