Lee was arrested Jan. 11, 2005, after arranging a sale of 348 bags of heroine valued at $7,500 to an undercover police officer, court documents said.
On May 26 of this year, he was convicted of 26 counts of drug-related charges and selling about $1.5 million worth of heroine and cocaine from late 2002 through 2004 -- one of the largest drug cases in Centre County history, officials said.
He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in jail.
McGlaughlin's motion claims Centre County Judge Bradley Lunsford's reasons behind the sentence were not fair to the defendant.
"We believe his reasons were insufficient to impose the sentence he did," McGlaughlin said. "He failed to focus on certain factors required for the sentence."
McGlaughlin is asking for a new trial or a reduction in Lee's sentence, citing numerous reasons, including claims that the court had decided to sentence Lee mostly as an example to the community and not as an individual.
McGlaughlin is also claiming the court did not consider Lee's rehabilitative needs and used confidential information while prosecuting him.
McGlaughlin said Gorman's response to the motion is typical.
"It's standard," he said. "It's nothing I wouldn't have expected."
Gorman's response supported the court's original decisions, stating the sentence was "individual" and took into consideration the severity of the offenses and the potential effect it would have on the community.
He also said "the rehabilitative needs of the defendant were minimal," adding Lee was not a drug addict himself.
