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at the age of 17. In 1982, at the age of 25, Simmons wrestled down a man on the street and stole his wallet, containing $ 9. Simmons was arrested and convicted of first-degree robbery. Because he had three prior convictions, Alabama's HFOA at the time recommended that he be prosecuted as a habitual
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have highlighted his story. Over three million people have signed an online petition on
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