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Office of the District Attorney P. David Soares Albany Man Receives 8 Years for Dealing Crack ALBANY , NY – District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that ROOSEVELT DOWLING, 27, of Albany, NY, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 3 years post release supervision by the Honorable Thomas Breslin. In December, DOWLING was found guilty after a jury trial of (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. On February 7, 2008 on Clinton Avenue in the City of Albany, Albany Police Officers observed ROOSEVELT DOWLING drive up to a group of men in a white GMC Denali. The men proceed to enter the vehicle one at a time. Officers witness DOWLING receiving money in exchange for crack. DOWLING was pulled over and arrested after one of the men who entered the car was apprehended in possession of crack. Assistant District Attorney Jarrod Sanford from the Street Crimes Unit handled the prosecution of this case. ### For further information contact: Heather Streeter Orth
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