Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

Re: too much time for the crime

If I understand the situation correctly, your brother was convicted of a felony drug offense, placed on probation, and then violated his probation by illegally possessing drugs. I agree that the sentence is harsh, but your options may be limited. Two things immediately come to mind: (1) ask for shock probation after he has served few months in custody or (2) seek to attack the underlying conviction on some basis (perhaps he was not properly advised of the consequences of a probation violation ...).