Over the past 8 years, I have dedicated myself to Corvain Cooper’s freedom from the unjust and unusually cruel sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling marijuana under the Federal “Three Strikes” law.  The system failed Corvain Cooper; Barack Obama’s promises not to seek lengthy prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders and to grant clemency to those that were unjustly impacted proved to be hollow promises.   Eric Holder’s Justice Department policies not to do the same were neither followed nor enforced  by the United States Attorneys.  The Federal court system also failed Corvain Cooper by repeatedly overruling his challenges to his conviction and sentence, even after his two prior non-violent drug convictions were removed from his criminal record.

On behalf of my client and friend, Corvain Cooper, we would like to thank all of the people who have stood by us and supported us in our quest for justice.  You gave us the strength to carry out our mission.  I personally want to extend my deepest gratitude to Alice Johnson, Amy Povah, Corvain’s sweetheart of a mother Barbara, and of course, President Donald Trump for “making this one life breathe easier.”  I want to also thank Corvain, whose personal strength and continuously positive attitude in the face of the worst adversity inspired me to continue on even when all seemed lost, and above all, believed in me.

We thank you and may God bless you all.