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7 May 2021, 3:11 pm
In 2010, Congress addressed the by-then iconic disparity, enacting the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the disparity to 18:1 and eliminated the mandatory five-year sentence for crack. [read post]
3 May 2021, 8:03 am
Recall the Fair Sentencing Act vastly reduced the crack cocaine disparity. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 6:18 am
Eligibility for a Reduced Sentence under the First Step Act At the time the defendant was sentenced, crimes involving crack cocaine were treated more harshly than those related to powder cocaine. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 9:29 am
In a notice submitted to the US Supreme Court on Monday, acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar stated that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reconsidered its position with regard to whether possession of a small amount of cocaine base with intent to distribute constitutes a “covered offense” under Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018. [read post]
5 Feb 2021, 12:30 pm
But in 2010, Congress started to fix this disparity with the Fair Sentencing Act, which decreased the penalties for crack, followed by the First Step Act in 2018, making the changes retroactive. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 12:18 pm
The question before court is whether those sentenced for crack cocaine offenses before the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the disparity in sentences for crack versus powder cocaine are eligible for resentencing under the First Step Act. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 3:05 pm
To reduce the disparity in treatment between the two, the Fair Sentencing Act increased the amount of crack cocaine necessary to trigger enhanced penalties. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 12:59 pm
That 2010 law raised the thresholds of crack cocaine needed to trigger mandatory minimum sentences and thereby reduced sentencing disparities between offenses involving crack cocaine and those involving powder cocaine. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 4:56 pm
The bag contained crack cocaine. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 8:10 am
It alerted, and the defendant admitted to possessing cocaine. [read post]
14 Feb 2020, 12:30 pm
The agent finds none but feels a lump that his "training and experience" tell him just has to be crack cocaine. [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 12:26 pm
Made some provisions of the federal Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Pub. [read post]
13 Dec 2019, 12:30 pm
Man is pulled over, a drug dog alerts on his car, and the officer finds what he suspects are "crumbs" of crack cocaine, which field test positive for cocaine. [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]
29 Nov 2019, 11:03 am
Understanding the Reforms of the First Step Act In sum, the FSA allows a retroactive application of statutory changes in order to reduce federal crack cocaine sentences put in place by the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. [read post]
1 Oct 2019, 6:10 am
” Defendant self-reported he used crack cocaine twice a week from 2005 through his arrest. [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]
22 Apr 2019, 12:58 pm
The Fair Sentencing act of 2010 reduced the mandatory sentencing requirement for people in possession of crack cocaine. [read post]
22 Apr 2019, 12:58 pm
The Fair Sentencing act of 2010 reduced the mandatory sentencing requirement for people in possession of crack cocaine. [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 3:50 pm
Fair Sentencing Act Reforms for Crack Cocaine The First Step Act has amended provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. [read post]
