Michael Starkey, 50, was in jail under a habitual felon sentence until Judge Ernest B. Fullwood ruled during a retrial in January of 2005 that it was cruel and unusual punishment for the crime.Starkey reads the judge's comments from the public transcript. Video by staff photojournalist Shawn Rocco.
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