20 Years to Life for Stealing a Snickers Bar

A Louisiana man accused of stuffing candy bars into his pockets faces a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison, prompting a judge to question whether the sentence was “over the top.” Prosecutors charged Jacobia Grimes, 34, under a law makes the alleged candy theft a felony because Grimes was previously convicted more than once of theft of goods. “They’re spending their time to lock someone up for years over $31 worth of candy,” his attorney Miles Swanson said. Judge Franz Zibilich said during Grimes’ arraignment, “Isn’t this a little over the top?”

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