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\n\tBoosie Badazz was sentenced on Friday to no additional prison time after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n
\n\tU.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo imposed a sentence of time served, three years of supervised release, and 300 hours of community service, according to the rapper\u2019s lawyer. The decision largely mirrored what Boosie, whose legal name is Torence Hatch, had sought, though he had asked for only a two-year probationary term and community service.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe outcome allows Mr. Hatch to move ahead with his life, continue his music career, and remain a positive influence on his children and the broader community,\u201d defense lawyer Meghan\u00a0Blanco said in a statement to Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cWe are all very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFederal probation officials had recommended a sentence of 46 months in prison. Prosecutors urged a shorter term of exactly two years in prison, citing Hatch\u2019s decision to plead guilty last August and his troubled childhood as mitigating factors. Had he gone to trial and been convicted, Hatch could have faced up to 15 years behind bars.<\/p>\n \n\tIn his filings seeking leniency, Hatch said his decision to possess a firearm in San Diego in June 2023 \u201creflects a lapse in judgment rather than ongoing criminal behavior.\u201d He said the incident was \u201cnonviolent, and isolated\u201d and came after \u201can approximately ten-year gap between his prior criminal conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn their separate filing, prosecutors said Hatch was a witness to domestic violence between his parents when he was young. They said the death of his father due to a brain tumor \u201cdeeply affected him,\u201d leading to depression and behavioral problems in his teenage years. Citing the background report prepared by probation officials, prosecutors said Hatch also witnessed his dad\u2019s substance abuse and started using marijuana when he was only eight years old.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDefendant has clearly demonstrated acceptance of responsibility,\u201d prosecutors wrote in their filing obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201c[Hatch] had a difficult upbringing, which likely contributed to his current predicament.\u201d<\/p>\n