Pubdate: Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2001 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
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Author: Michael Wines

RUSSIA: AMERICAN'S DRUG SENTENCE CUT

A court in the southwest city of Voronezh reduced to one year from 37 
months the prison sentence of a 24-year-old American scholar, John 
Edward Tobin, who was convicted in April on marijuana-related 
charges. The court said Mr. Tobin would be sent to a prison camp in 
Mordovia, south of Moscow, within six days. Mr. Tobin, a Fulbright 
scholar who was studying at Voronezh State University, has said he 
was framed by the police; Russian officials have suggested that he 
may be granted a pardon should he request one.
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