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Caprecio Patterson pleaded guilty to delivery of crack cocaine

Caprecio Patterson's attorney said in September his client was going to use an alibi defense.However at a court hearing Friday, Patterson made no mention of an alibi but rather admitted guilt.The 30-year-old Patterson pleaded guilty to delivery of crack cocaine, in exchange for which another charge was dropped. Circuit Judge Cynthia Raccuglia then sentenced Patterson -- per Patterson's agreement with prosecutor Ryan Cantlin -- to nine years in prison. The sentencing range permitted by law was between four and 15 years in prison; probation was not an option because of the amount of cocaine involved."I do indeed wish you good luck," Raccuglia told Patterson, just before Patterson shuffled from the courtroom and back to the county jail to await transfer to prison next week.Patterson's case began in spring 2005, when he was charged with selling more than six grams of crack cocaine for $300 to an informant working with the state police drug task force. Police paid the ...