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1 Aug 2014, 9:00 am
Yes, juries are instructed to abide to this fundamental maxim as the only way a person is granted a fair trial. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 8:41 am
During the first term of President Ronald Reagan's administration, hysteria over the crack "epidemic" led Congress to enact strict sentencing laws that punished crack offenses much more severely than powder cocaine—at a 100 to 1 ratio. [read post]
11 Jun 2014, 9:34 am
I've had the good fortune to get to know, if only slightly, a couple of Commissioners on the US Sentencing Commission. [read post]
12 May 2014, 3:11 pm
It applies to offenders convicted of trafficking in heroin, methamphetamine, crack, cocaine, PCP, LSD, marijuana, and other dangerous drugs. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 2:37 pm
(The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 changed this.) [read post]
28 Apr 2014, 6:10 pm
” The lawyer finds historical support for his position, noting (among other things) that the Supreme Court has started to look askance at the discriminatory application of the sentencing rules for powder and crack cocaine—and that that discrimination has fallen hardest on minorities. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 4:58 am
Although Congress lessened the difference four years ago in the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA), crack cocaine offenses are still more harshly sentenced than those involving powder. [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 2:58 pm
The elimination or the cocaine/crack disparities has been accomplished. [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 1:25 pm
According to the NACDL, the Smarter Sentencing Act would:"Cut mandatory minimum sentences for most drug offenses in half;Expand the drug offense safety valve to include more defendants with minor criminal histories;Make the reduced crack cocaine penalties under the Fair Sentencing Act fully retroactive; andRequire the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies to publicly identify every offense within their purview, as… [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 1:25 pm
According to the NACDL, the Smarter Sentencing Act would:"Cut mandatory minimum sentences for most drug offenses in half;Expand the drug offense safety valve to include more defendants with minor criminal histories;Make the reduced crack cocaine penalties under the Fair Sentencing Act fully retroactive; andRequire the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies to publicly identify every offense within their… [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 7:43 am
Once Ball chose to commit the crime of illegally distributing crack cocaine, he exposed himself to the possibility of a 19-year prison sentence if the sentencing judge thought that was appropriate. [read post]
3 Feb 2014, 7:04 am
The bill also gives judges more leeway when sentencing people who do not pose a public safety risk and applies the Fair Sentencing Act—which reduced the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity—to those currently serving sentences for these offenses. [read post]
16 Dec 2013, 10:22 am
Legislatively, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 is a bipartisan rejection of the unwarranted disparity between crack and powder sentences. [read post]
11 Dec 2013, 10:46 am
Sentencing Commission's retroactive application of the new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 2:30 pm
In other words, when a post-Fair Sentencing Act sentencing court properly has before it the calculation of a sentence, the court should use the Fair Sentencing Act minimums [read post]
1 Dec 2013, 4:52 pm
After sentencing, the Fair Sentencing Act was passed and (amended) USSG Section 1B1.10 was adopted by the Sentencing Commission. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 5:34 am
“I’ve had to act as,” he [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 8:28 am
In 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) that lowered Dunn’s crack guidelines to 77-96 months. [read post]
3 Sep 2013, 12:18 pm
The Fair Sentencing Act was passed four years later, substantially reducing the mandatory minimum and advisory range applicable to appellant's offense. [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 12:57 pm
The Fair Sentencing Act has remedied some of these disparities, however, there is still an 18-to-1 disparity in sentences for crack and powder cocaine offenses. [read post]
