Friday, February 16, 2007
Jury Recommends Maximum Sentence
A jury has recommended the maximum penalty for a Martin County woman after finding her guilty of drug trafficking. 35 year old Judy Jude Runyon of Inez was found guilty of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance following a one-day trial in Martin Circuit Court on Tuesday. Jury members have recommended Runyon receive the maximum sentence of five years in prison when she is formally sentenced in front of Circuit Judge John D. Preston on March 15. The case was the result of an approximately three-month undercover investigation by Operation UNITE. Detectives purchased seven Lorcet pills from Runyon in September of 2004. She was subsequently indicted and arrested.
Tuesday’s trial rested solely upon the testimony of the investigating officers.
Tuesday’s trial rested solely upon the testimony of the investigating officers.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 12:29 AM 
