Here's something you don't see every day in court—a prosecutor trying to get someone out of jail.

Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Thursday he is seeking to release Christopher Howard, who has already served 14 years for possession of crack cocaine. Howard was sentenced to 40 years, with 25 to serve, when he was convicted in 2003. The charge: possession with intent to distribute 5.5 grams of crack.

“After reviewing the facts of this case, I believe this individual has paid a sufficient price for the offense he committed,” Reynolds said in a news release. “I believe justice is served by releasing him on time served.”

Reynolds said he will make that request to Cobb Court Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster during a sentence modification hearing Friday morning at 9 a.m. Afterward, “Mr. Howard is expected to be released from custody,” Reynolds said.

District attorneys across the state recently agreed to review old cases of defendants convicted of crack cocaine offenses to determine whether the lengthy sentences match the crime. Reynolds said the Howard case is one of 15 his office currently has under review.

Howard is currently represented by Aaron Littman, a staff attorney of the Southern Center for Human Rights.

Sara Totonchi, executive director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, said by email Thursday:

“We are so grateful to District Attorney Vic Reynolds for his leadership in addressing these cases in Cobb County and specifically with regard to Christopher Howard's extreme sentence. With the help of DA Reynolds and other distract attorneys across Georgia, we are hopeful that we can end the practices of extreme and draconian sentencing for minor drug offenses.”