Lorenzo L. Suttles

Greetings! My name is Lorenzo Suttles #18231-074. I am a 35 year old male and I currently reside in Memphis, TN, FCI (Federal Correctional Institution). I am from Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was in 2001 that I pled not guilty to armed robbery of a credit union and brandishing a firearm. I was later convicted of Conspiracy to commit robbery, Hobbs Act robbery and armed bank robbery making a total of five counts. The result of my conviction was 492 months or 41 years of which 9 years was from my crime and 32 years stemmed from 18 USC 924(c) mandatory minimum consecutive penalty provision. These robberies resulted in no physical violence or injuries.
I have argued against the application of the “second and subsequent” penalty provision in every conceivable way possible at every phase of my legal proceedings….However; I was always trumped by the Supreme Court’s erroneous decision in DEAL vs UNITED STATES. As of this writing I’ve exhausted all my legal remedies. In November of 2013 I filed a petition for commutation of my sentence with the United States Pardon Attorney, and have yet to receive a decision.
In the past I and my family have contacted the White House, numerous congressional representatives, the U.S. Attorney General, and various civic and grass-roots organizations by the process of mass-mailings with regards to my case and the injustice of the “stacked” second and subsequent penalty I received. In the thirteen (13) plus years of incarceration, I have received one incident report and have been incident free since 2003. I obtained my GED in 2004, completed numerous programs including 18-credit hours for a technical certificate for Quality Supervision, and 4,000 hours apprenticeship from the U.S. Department of Labor for Quality Control Technician. I have been employed for over five years as an Administrative Clerk in the FCI Memphis Unicor Cable Factory.
I have been praying for something like this organization, Mercy Me 924c for a long time to work along the lines of effecting change for the opposition to 924(c) injustice, including a President like Barak Obama (meaning fair), congressional officers and all those that support this movement; know that it is nothing short of divine synchronicity. If we can come together with other organizations like FAMM, Fed Cure, Jeremy Gordon, Representatives from Congress, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch who already support opposition to “stacking” the possibilities are endless.
In closing, I would like to thank Mr. Owens and you, DeVon for your time and efforts in originating such a much needed movement like Mercy Me 924c. You both really are GOD sent.
Sincerely,
I have argued against the application of the “second and subsequent” penalty provision in every conceivable way possible at every phase of my legal proceedings….However; I was always trumped by the Supreme Court’s erroneous decision in DEAL vs UNITED STATES. As of this writing I’ve exhausted all my legal remedies. In November of 2013 I filed a petition for commutation of my sentence with the United States Pardon Attorney, and have yet to receive a decision.
In the past I and my family have contacted the White House, numerous congressional representatives, the U.S. Attorney General, and various civic and grass-roots organizations by the process of mass-mailings with regards to my case and the injustice of the “stacked” second and subsequent penalty I received. In the thirteen (13) plus years of incarceration, I have received one incident report and have been incident free since 2003. I obtained my GED in 2004, completed numerous programs including 18-credit hours for a technical certificate for Quality Supervision, and 4,000 hours apprenticeship from the U.S. Department of Labor for Quality Control Technician. I have been employed for over five years as an Administrative Clerk in the FCI Memphis Unicor Cable Factory.
I have been praying for something like this organization, Mercy Me 924c for a long time to work along the lines of effecting change for the opposition to 924(c) injustice, including a President like Barak Obama (meaning fair), congressional officers and all those that support this movement; know that it is nothing short of divine synchronicity. If we can come together with other organizations like FAMM, Fed Cure, Jeremy Gordon, Representatives from Congress, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch who already support opposition to “stacking” the possibilities are endless.
In closing, I would like to thank Mr. Owens and you, DeVon for your time and efforts in originating such a much needed movement like Mercy Me 924c. You both really are GOD sent.
Sincerely,