Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke Receive The Maximum 23-years

Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, will receive the maximum 23-year prison term when he goes before United States (US) district judge Robert P. Patterson today.

“The prosecution made a concerted effort that he gets the maximum sentence based on the witnesses that they called to give evidence about his bad character and involvement in criminal activities,”

Coke pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges following his controversial extradition to the US. His initial refusal to surrender to local law-enforcement officers resulted in the deaths of more than 70 persons in May 2010 during a violent stand-off with armed thugs in his home community of Tivoli Gardens.

Last month, several witnesses gave damaging testimony during an evidentiary hearing in the Southern District Court in Lower Manhattan.

According to Montego Bay-based attorney Nathan Robb, if the evidence given against Coke is accepted, it is unlikely that the Jamaican will come away with a reduced sentence.

“I have no expertise in American law and sentencing (but) I can’t see him getting a rebate off what the prosecution is asking the court to impose. That is just my gut feeling.”