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19 Jun 2023, 11:32 am by Drew Cochran
In fact, some studies have found that mandatory minimum sentences and other sentencing enhancements may have the opposite effect by increasing recidivism rates among offenders. [read post]
19 Jun 2023, 8:20 am by Matthew J. Galluzzo
Though there was no mandatory minimum for this offense, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines recommended a sentence of between 234 and 240 months in prison (i.e. approximately 20 years). [read post]
16 Jun 2023, 7:40 am by Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers
Now the government is to make automatic emergency braking systems mandatory on all new passenger cars and light trucks.The U.S. [read post]
16 Jun 2023, 6:52 am by Minsoo Kwon
Arrests are racially disproportionate: “At every intersection of the criminal justice system… when someone is stopped, searched, arrested, charged, whether they’re charged with a mandatory minimum, whether they’re found guilty or not, what sentence they receive… race influences all of these different domains. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 12:00 am
Punishments if convicted of a misdemeanor DUI A first-time class 1 misdemeanor DUI conviction requires spending time in county jail up to a maximum of six months and a minimum of 10 days. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 4:55 pm by Michael Lowe
Fentanyl is fueling more and more law enforcement investigations and criminal prosecutions in Texas for many things including, obviously, felony charges for drug trafficking and money laundering. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 9:27 am
  Possession of one pound of marijuana will earn the defendant a one-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for trafficking in marijuana, even if the weed is for personal use.The tiniest amount of a harder drug such as cocaine or methamphetamine will warrant a felony charge, but larger amounts of any felony drug will carry minimum prison sentences for trafficking in that substance. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 9:01 am by Theodore Harvatin
The mandatory minimum sentence for an aggravated DUI resulting in the death of one person is three years, with a maximum sentence of fourteen years. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 8:02 am by Robert Liles
Mandatory actions are required by law to be imposed if the conduct at issue falls into one of the mandatory exclusion categories covered by statute.[14] 42 U.S.C. [read post]
10 Jun 2023, 8:35 pm by Lex-Warrier
To pass the examination, candidates must achieve the minimum qualifying marks set by the BCI. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 6:28 am by zola.support.team
Both states have mandatory minimums in effect for drug charges, meaning that judges don’t have the discretion to decide whether or not to impose jail time – the law sets a minimum amount of jail time to begin with, regardless of the circumstances of the case. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 3:58 am by cordiscosaistg
This crime has a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years. [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 2:00 pm by Michael Oykhman
While murder (both first-degree and second-degree) carry automatic life sentences, a manslaughter conviction has no minimum mandatory sentence (unless manslaughter is carried out with a firearm) leaving prospective sentences in the hands of the court. [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 2:00 am
”If convicted, the man faces up to “10 years in prison for the firearms charges, a maximum penalty of five years in prison for distribution of threatening messages online and a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 8:51 am by Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner
Drivers who leave the scene of a fatal crash face a penalty of up to 30 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum sentence of four years behind bars. [read post]
5 Jun 2023, 8:43 am by Guest Author
Agencies should generally delineate a minimum of two alternatives in a­­­­ddition to no action – any of which could ­reasonably be adopted by the agency. [read post]
3 Jun 2023, 8:55 pm by Jon Katz
At least when the defendant is only charged with misdemeanor assault, the accused is not risking more than one year in jail (divided by two to result in 6 months maximum, for not being a misdemeanor carrying any mandatory minimum sentencing.) [read post]