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Growers face up to 3-years in prison
By Hempology | August 9, 2007
Red Bluff Daily News, CA
03 Aug 2007
JURY REJECTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEFENSE
Corning Couple, Chico Man Guilty
RED BLUFF – Three marijuana gardeners, including a Corning couple, were convicted of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale by a Tehama County jury this week.
The jury found Gerald Malley, 57, of Corning, and his wife, Dawn Malley, 47, guilty of cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. Jeremy Youngren, 36, of Chico, was found guilty of cultivation of marijuana, according to the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office.
The three defendants claimed to be growing marijuana collectively with others pursuant to the medical use statutes. However, testimony that the defendants were growing far more than any legitimate medical need apparently swayed the jury, according to the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office.
The investigation revealed 44 budding plants at two locations and more than 20 pounds of dried and drying marijuana.
Officers testified that the estimated yield of the plants alone would have been more than 150 pounds. Law enforcement sources approximate the street value of the marijuana at $960,000.
The Malleys could face up to three years and eight months in state prison, and Youngren could face up to three years.
The joint investigation involved California State Parole agents, Tehama County District Attorney Investigators and sheriff’s deputies at two different sites on Bosque Avenue and Glenn Road in the Corning area.
Judge Edward King will sentence the defendants at 8:15 a.m. on Sept. 13. Deputy District Attorney Lynn Strom prosecuted the case, which was defended by Jesus Rodriguez of Chico and Red Bluff public defenders Ronald Mclver and Thomas Hilligan.
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