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24 Aug 2020, 3:22 am
” While the strategy of the Rockefeller Drug laws had been an abysmal failure, ratcheting up sentences under the theory that they would eventually be so harsh that no rational person would risk going near drugs for fear of spending their lives in prison, there really aren’t all that many strategies around to address the phenomenon of crime. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 4:08 am
"An aggressive effort is under way to dismantle what remains of the stringent 1970s-era Rockefeller drug laws in New York State, which imposed stiff mandatory sentences as a way to combat a heroin epidemic gripping New York City. [read post]
14 Sep 2020, 6:00 am
Never ride impaired by alcohol or drugs and discourage other riders from making a bad choice. [read post]
20 Sep 2015, 12:30 am
"There is an excerpt from Michael Javen Fortner's Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment (Harvard University Press), titled, "How the Black Middle Class Pushed for Harsher Drug Laws," on The Daily Beast.On H-Net, William D. [read post]
31 Dec 2006, 11:09 am
Pataki's role in reforming the Rockefeller drug laws was one of example. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 4:52 am
" Here are some snippets: The New York Legislature finally seems poised to overturn the infamous Rockefeller drug laws. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 5:26 pm
Here is how the decision starts: These four appeals, heard in tandem and consolidated for disposition, raise the same legal question: whether a prior conviction for a New York drug offense can serve as a predicate "serious drug offense" under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA") where New York's Rockefeller drug laws prescribed a maximum sentence of at least ten years for the offense at the time it was committed, but… [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 6:10 am
16 Aug 2008, 6:15 am
These four appeals, heard in tandem and consolidated for disposition, raise the same legal question: whether a prior conviction for a New York drug offense can serve as a predicate "serious drug offense" under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA") where New York's Rockefeller drug laws prescribed a maximum sentence of at least ten years for the offense at the time it was committed, but where New York non-retroactively amended the… [read post]
3 Dec 2013, 6:55 pm
Alcohol and drugs have not been cited as factors in the accident, and officials are still investigating the cause. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 9:02 am
And the crime of which he was convicted — a remnant of the racist Rockefeller Drug Laws, which provided harsh sentences for drug offenses — is now classified as a misdemeanor. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 8:17 am
Okay, obviously Daily News writer Bill Hammond still thinks that the Rockefeller drug laws are not blatantly unfair and ineffective. [read post]
7 May 2014, 2:39 am
To better understand New York drug crimes (formerly called New York’s Rockefeller Drug Laws) from misdemeanor heroin possession to felony cocaine sale and the prescription drug crimes that fall in between, please follow the links to the appropriate sections of the Crotty Saland PC website. [read post]
10 Jul 2010, 5:39 am
Fortunately, due to changes in the Rockefeller Drug Laws, there are potential ways to avoid state prison that should be discussed with your New York criminal defense attorney. [read post]
15 May 2017, 7:56 pm
Anyone remember the Rockefeller era drug laws in New York State? [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 10:49 pm
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced the ambitious “Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011” that would amend the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) in several ways. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 5:23 am
"Imitated nationwide, New York's 1970s Rockefeller drug laws helped drove up the prison population tenfold and cost the states a fortune, but did nothing to curb the drug trade, the New York Times says in an editorial. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 1:04 pm
John Rockefeller (D-WV), and is co-sponsored by Sens. [read post]
15 May 2009, 8:02 am
By ALEXANDER COCKBURNThe Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, nowhere with more caprice than with the criminal justice system. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 6:51 am
From How Appealing: "ACLU sues DA in nude photo trading case" "Enron's Skilling resentencing hearing set for July" "Schwarzenegger back in trouble over prison care" "'Survivor' star Hatch seeks early release from prison" "State's top court hears pros, cons of housing bans for sex offenders; 118 New Jersey towns have such restrictions" From TalkLeft: Deal Reached to End Rockefeller Drug Laws … [read post]
