Damien C. Lewis Sentenced

06/13/2003
Damien C. Lewis was sentenced on June 13, 2003, in Douglas County case numbers 02CR1268 and 02CR1256. Lewis received a sentence in 02CR1268 of: Life in prison, for the crime of Murder in the First Degree, with a mandatory 50 years to be served before parole eligibility; Life in prison, for the crime of Capital Murder, with a mandatory 50 years to be served before parole eligibility; 247 months in prison for the crime of Aggravated Robbery; 61 months in prison for the crime of Aggravated Robbery; 34 months in prison for the crime of Aggravated Burglary; 13 months in prison for the crime of Burglary; 9 months in prison for the crime of Criminal Possession of a Firearm. Lewis is to serve the sentences consecutively for a total of 1564 months in prison before parole eligibility, which is approximately 130 1/3 years in prison to be served before parole eligibility. Lewis received a sentence in 02CR1256 of: 247 months in prison for the crime of Aggravated Robbery; 61 months in prison for the crime of Aggravated Robbery; 12 months in jail for the crime of Possession of Marijuana; 12 months in jail for the crime of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; 9 months in prison for the crime of Criminal Possession of a Firearm. Lewis is to serve the sentences consecutively for a total of 341 months in prison. Lewis is to serve the sentence in 02CR1256 consecutive to the sentence in 02CR1268, for a total of 1905 months in prison, or approximately 158 3/4 years, before parole eligibility.

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