POUGHKEEPSIE – A former Poughkeepsie man, who was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for selling heroin with a street value of $16,000, has lost his appeal of the conviction of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance. During an investigation, he sold heroin on a regular basis from his home where children were present, and in other locations in and around Poughkeepsie including near the S.F.B. Morse Magnet School on Mansion Street.
Jason Brewster, 39, challenged his September 2017 Dutchess County Court conviction in the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court contending his sentence violated his constitutional rights prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
The appeals court found that the sentence was not excessive and affirmed the county court decision.
