Despite his relatively minor crime, at trial the state of Louisiana cast Shannon as “the worst kind of defendant. He’s a predator.”
Shannon Hurd’s crime was questionable.
Under Louisiana’s habitual offender law, he was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 after stealing just $14.
The life sentence ended up as a death sentence. After delays in treatment, Hurd died in prison of cancer earlier this month.
Source: Shannon Hurd Got a Life Sentence for Stealing $14. Then He Died in Prison From Untreated Cancer.
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