February 7th
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"2013, the Year to be Resentenced"

Hi everyone, is this the year I'm going to be resentenced, let's hope so. There is a real good chance that I will get the courts to show me some love and cut my sentence in half. If I'm real lucky I can get 1 of 2 things. 1) Get my time cut in half. 2) Get my sentences ran together so I can start getting ready for the streets. There is a new case in California called Doe v Harris, what it is is basically any prior deals the courts gave you in the past instead of going to trial can no longer be used against you. In 1992 I caught a robbery, well, the District Attorney offered me a deal. I could take 3 yrs or go to trial and if I lose I could get 6 yrs. It's called a plea bargain, well, I took the deal like a jackass and when I done the 3 yrs it was only 20 months for good behavior etc. Anyway, I got into bad trouble in 1994 and I went to trial LOST. Well anyways, while I was in prison in 1992 they made a law in California called the 3 Strikes Law, we all know about this stupid law. Well anyways, the judge used that 3 year deal I took to double my sentence and I got 68 yrs to life. Yea, I caught 34 yrs at trial and the judge used my past - used that 3 Strike Law to double my sentence. See, my 1st prison term was a robbery in 1992, the judge now says yea, that is my 1st strike and this case I caught in 1994 was my 2nd strike. So he doubled my sentence and basically sentenced me to DEATH. No one can do 68 years to life. Do you want to know what my parole date is? It's 2054 and I've been down since 1994. WOW, how cruel is California + a 10,000 restitution fine. So they take 55% of any $ I make in here + any $ anyone sends me.

Here's the good news, I may be able to file a writ of habeas corpus to the court and file for resentencing under this new case called Doe v Harris. Here's my only issue with that, I'm not an attorney, I don't know how to file a writ. I might just be screwed and have to rot in this hell hole. February 28th is my b-day, I will be 43. Guess what I want for my b-day? An attorney, an attorney who does habeas corpus writs. Let's keep it real, people, that would cost a few thousand I'm sure, so can I raise the $ myself? Right now my prison job pays me $12 a month but don't forget, I have restitution, they take 55% of any $ I get. So really after they take the 55% of $12 I get $5.40.

Restitution sucks, my job sucks, this prison sucks and yes, my life sucks! But let me assure you, folks, I laugh and smile every day of my life. I refuse to let this 2054 parole date to control me. Most anyone I have ever met or known could never live my life. My family could have never made it as long as I have. Could you do 19 yrs and still have till 2054 before the state of good ol' California thinks about letting you go? Want hear something else, some dumb ass just blew all the power so now me and my cellie can't even watch TV tonight. They say when it rains it pours, right. If it wasn't for bad luck sometimes I wouldn't have any.

Sure, life really sucks for me but you just have to man up and deal with it. Has doing all this time made me tougher, yes, but who cares about that, right. I'm so very tired of doing all this time because a so called friend of mine shot someone. Someday I'll talk about my case but for now let's not cry over spilled milk, let's do whatever it takes to get an attorney and get out before I'm too old and life will no longer matter. Is February the month I get an attorney to file for me? He or she could represent me and make me a free man. Does reading about a man in his blog tell you what kind of person he really is? Read my posts, all of them, and tell me so far what kind of man I am.

For those of you who have read my blog, what do you think? Also for those of you who know me and have read it, why haven't any of you left me any comments? Everyone out there can read this, is that why you haven't made any attempts to talk to me? I treated everyone I met on the streets with respect. I had lots of friends on the streets, why haven't any of you left any comments on my blog? I guess I really didn't have any true friends. My true friends leave me comments. They care about me and they haven't ever even met me.

I want to thank everybody who has left comments for me, I love you guys, especially CC, you have really made doing time in this hell hole much easier for me and for that I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If there's anything that I can ever do for you, please don't hesitate to ask. I will always be your friend, you can count on that. I can see that you care for me and believe in me and that is priceless. I only wish everyone was as kind and thoughtful as CC is.

Well anyhow, it's almost time for the cattle to get herded off to dinner, so I'll post more stuff later.

Donnie