A man convicted of dealing crack cocaine tried an interesting court defense: He took photos with Seattle city officials to try to prove he was an upstanding citizen, KIRO-TV reported.
Nine photos of Ali Mohamed with city leaders were submitted to the court before his sentencing Friday after the man was convicted last month of dealing crack cocaine near a school.
On Friday, the judge sentenced Mohamed to more than seven years in prison.
"I would like to ask the court to give me another chance to change my life around,” Mohamed told the judge before sentencing.
His wife could be seen and heard crying on the front bench in the courtroom after the sentencing.
The deputy prosecuting attorney said the photos — with Seattle's mayor, police chief and city attorney — were all taken after Mohammed's guilty verdict last month.
KIRO-TV checked with the police chief and mayor’s offices, and they say Mohammed didn’t know those officials and vice versa.
KIRO-TV didn’t get a response from the city attorney’s office.
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