Tapia denied petition for release

SUPREME COURT REJECTS A PLEA FROM FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER JOHNNY TAPIA TO LET HIM OUT OF PRISON — EVEN THOUGH TAPIA HAS ALREADY SERVED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TIME HE WAS SENTENCED TO CRIS ORNELAS IS HERE WITH WHAT TODAY S DECISION MEANS FOR THE FIGHTER ON APRIL FIRST A JUDGE SENTENCED TAPIA TO 9 DAYS IN PRISON AFTER HIS PROBATION OFFICER FOUND COCAINE IN HIS HOME HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED APRIL 10TH SO HE COULD FIGHT — THEN APPEAR ON A REALITY T-V SHOW BEFORE CHECKING INTO A REHAB FACILITY BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS EVERY PRISONER NEEDS TO HAVE A PAROLE PLAN BEFORE THEY RE RELEASED THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT CAN TAKE 60 DAYS TO FORMULATE THAT PLAN TAPIA ASKED THE SUPREME COURT TO LET HIM OUT — SAYING HE S ALREADY DONE HIS TIME — BUT THE COURT DENIED THE REQUEST TODAY TAPIA S FAMILY WAS SHOCKED WHEN WE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RULING — AND SAY TAPIA PROBABLY IS TOO last night he was all excited i might come home he was all happy i m coming home he was talking to his sons his little baby nico was all yeah daddy s coming home THE FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY ABOUT TODAY S DECISION THEY BELIEVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS TREATING TAPIA UNFAIRLY BECAUSE OF HIS CELEBRITY TAPIA S PAROLE HEARING HAS BEEN SET FOR MAY 12TH