Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws
2008-02-13T04:56:24-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTlkXC8yMDQwMjctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing on the federal cocaine sentencing laws. Under current federal law it takes 100 times more powder cocaine than crack to trigger the five- and ten-year mandatory minimum sentences. Senator Joseph Biden introduced the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 (S.1711) legislation to eliminate the sentencing disparity between the crack and powder forms of cocaine. The legislation will refocus federal cocaine laws on major traffickers the bill also eliminates the 5-year mandatory minimum for simple possession of crack, the only drug for which there exists a mandatory minimum for simple possession. Witnesses testified that mandatory minimum sentencing increases overcrowding in jails, disproportionately affects African- Americans, and reduces judicial discretion.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing on the federal cocaine sentencing laws. Under current federal law it tak… read more
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing on the federal cocaine sentencing laws. Under current federal law it takes 100 times more powder cocaine than crack to trigger the five- and ten-year mandatory minimum sentences. Senator Joseph Biden introduced the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 (S.1711) legislation to eliminate the sentencing disparity between the crack and powder forms of cocaine. The legislation will refocus federal cocaine laws on major traffickers the bill also eliminates the 5-year mandatory minimum for simple possession of crack, the only drug for which there exists a mandatory minimum for simple possession. Witnesses testified that mandatory minimum sentencing increases overcrowding in jails, disproportionately affects African- Americans, and reduces judicial discretion. close
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