![]() "We trust him in any matters of great importance in our everyday lives and would welcome him as a neighbor," the petitions said.īut the judge doubted many would think that placing a man convicted five times on probation again would serve their interests. The Greeneville Sun reported that hundreds of people from North Carolina and Tennessee signed petitions supporting Sutton. District Judge Ronnie Greer sentenced him on Monday to 18 months on each count, to run concurrently, and ordered him to "self-report" to prison when marshals call. The bearded 62-year-old Parrottsville author of the book "Me and My Likker" pleaded guilty in April to two counts charging him with illegally producing distilled spirits and being a felon in possession of a. (AP) - A federal judge turned aside public pleas for leniency and sentenced famed Appalachian moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton to 18 months in prison.
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