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November 13, 2007 Two Bay County Men Sentenced to Long Prison Terms State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the sentencing, in Bay County Circuit Court, of two men convicted in October trials. Matthew John Dufour, WM, DOB: 6-14-1983,previously of Milcole Road in Panama City, was convicted October 15, for the April 16 Aggravated Battery of Jeffrey Barbe. On Tuesday, Dufour was found to be a Habitual Violent Felony Offender, based upon prior convictions for aggravated battery and felony battery, and sentenced to 30 years in prison; twice the statutory maximum. Dufour was sentenced to concurrent terms for violating probation. Dennis Wardell Curry, BM, DOB: 1-23-1989, previously of St. Luke Avenue in Panama City, was convicted on October 8, for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Attempted Robbery with a Firearm. Because the jury found that Curry discharged a firearm and that great bodily harm resulted from that discharge; Florida’s 10-20-life law came into play. Curry was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with a minimum mandatory 25 years. Florida law requires an inmate to serve at least 85 per cent of his sentence. |