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24 Jun 2012, 4:46 pm
Fair sentencing – under the new Fair Sentencing Act, P.L. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372, Justice Department lawyers ultimately argued to the Supreme Court for a less strict reading of the timing of the new law, allowing judges sentencing crack cocaine defendants to use the new guidelines earlier. [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 8:22 am
Highsmith, Second Circuit: Remanding for resentencing on appellant's conviction for conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of crack cocaine to apply the reduced mandatory minimum sentences prescribed by the Fair Sentencing Act, which was passed after the appellant committed this offense but before he was sentenced. 8. [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 8:22 am
Highsmith, Second Circuit: Remanding for resentencing on appellant's conviction for conspiracy to distribute at least 50 grams of crack cocaine to apply the reduced mandatory minimum sentences prescribed by the Fair Sentencing Act, which was passed after the appellant committed this offense but before he was sentenced. 8. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 3:00 am
The outcome comes as the FEC begins cracking down on so-called zombie campaigns, pots of campaign donations that live on long after the candidate has vacated office. [read post]
13 May 2008, 1:35 pm
Another defendant's sentence is vacated and remanded where there was a lack of evidence supporting the district court's conclusion that he was responsible for 14 to 15 kilograms of crack. [read post]
8 Jun 2017, 10:36 am
Hicks was sentenced after Congress enacted the Fair Sentencing Act reducing crack sentences, but before the Supreme Court held in Dorsey v. [read post]
25 Mar 2008, 1:09 pm
Brewer, No. 06-4836 Sentence for distribution of more than five grams of cocaine base is affirmed where: 1) the court is unable to review the district court's decision to deny a downward departure since the sentencing court understood its authority, but declined to exercise it on the facts of the case; 2) the district court did not focus exclusively on defendant's prior criminal activity in imposing his sentence; and 3) it is unnecessary to remand… [read post]
24 Jan 2022, 1:49 pm
We also urge Biden to push Congress to pass the MORE Act, the EQUAL Act — which would end sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine — and the First Step Implementation Act, which would make retroactive the reforms contained in the First Step Act of 2018. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 7:58 am
The ranks of cases on hold for the Fair Sentencing Act duo Dorsey v. [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 10:11 am
That’s why we have used bookstores, record stores, GameStop and even eBay. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 11:34 am
Vilches-Navarrete, No. 06-1942 Conviction and sentence for cocaine possession in violation of Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act ("MDLEA") and conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the MDLEA is unconstitutional; 2) the district court lacked jurisdiction; 3) the district court erroneously refused to suppress evidence; 4) there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction; and 5) his sentence was… [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 2:17 pm
United States: In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Thomas, the Court held that a federal sentencing court must determine whether an offense under state law is a serious drug offense for purposes of a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) by consulting the maximum term of imprisonment app [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 8:11 am
Abad, No. 06-0338 Conviction for armed robbery and murder is affirmed based on primary holding that defendant's claim under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. section 3162, is barred by the Act's waiver provision, and not subject to review for plain error under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b). [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 4:53 am
Specifically, the group is examining the federal sentencing guidelines, the Department's charging and sentencing advocacy practices, mandatory minimums, crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 10:01 am
Unsurprisingly, cases on hold for the Fair Sentencing Act duo Dorsey v. [read post]
18 Jun 2022, 7:28 am
It also reduces some mandatory minimum sentences, gives judges more leeway to show mercy with “safety valve” provisions, and, perhaps most importantly, retroactively applies the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to prisoners who have been given harsher sentences for drug crimes because they involved crack instead of powder cocaine. [read post]
2 Sep 2014, 4:00 am
This video will act as my confession. [read post]
2 Sep 2014, 4:00 am
This video will act as my confession. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 7:53 am
Mumia currently faces a grave threat: the US Supreme Court has accepted an appeal to re-instate Mumia's death sentence, and Philadelphia's District Attorney has pledged his intention to pursue his execution. [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 8:58 am
The defendants complained on appeal that the remarks poisoned the jury and made a fair trial impossible. [read post]
