A 56-year-old Vallejo man was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Anthony Cavaness will serve 151 months in prison. He previously entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of distributing crack cocaine, according to the press release.
According to court documents, Cavaness was arrested in possession of crack cocaine and reportedly distributed crack cocaine in the city of Vallejo in February 2009.
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Typically drug traffickers receive a harsher sentence when prosecuted in federal court. The judge said the "significant prison term was required because the defendant remained a danger to the community given his extensive criminal history and status as a career offender," according to the release.
In addition to the longer sentences imposed, unlike state court prisoners who are released early on parole, there is no early release on parole in the federal system, according to the release.
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