Crack Cocaine Legislation 2009
NAACP ACTION ALERT – CRACK COCAINE: Passes House Judiciary …
Introduced S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009. As your constituent, I strongly urge you to co-sponsor and support this legislation and work to eliminate this inequality. The tremendous disparity in the punishment for possession of crack cocaine and powder cocaine is unjust and … Access Document
URGENT ACTION ALERT
Am writing to let you know of my outrage at the unjust disparity between prison sentences for people convicted of crack cocaine vs. powder cocaine. I strongly urge you to support legislation that begins addressing this inequality. Specifically, I support S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 as a … Document Viewer
UNFAIRNESS IN FEDERAL COCAINE SENTENCING: IS IT TIME TO CRACK …
And specifically the legislation, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingdom Trafficking Act of 2009, seeks to increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base, i.e., crack cocaine, required for the imposition of a mandatory … Access Document
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The gist of which was that Lawrence's re-sentencing was driven by the career offender provision rather than the crack-powder cocaine disparity. See Sent'g Tr., Sept. 3, 2009, at 14-15, quoted supra . At the October 5th re-sentencing, the district court repeated that "the pending legislation doesn't … Read Document
DATE: May 1, 2009 TO: ALL UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS ALL FIRST …
Concerning Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses Page 2 legislation by Congress or as amended guidelines by the Sentencing Commission. "RESTORING FAIRNESS TO FEDERAL SENTENCING: ADDRESSING THE CRACK-POWDER DISPARITY" PRESENTED APRIL 29, 2009 … Read Document
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Washington, D.C. 20530 May 1, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR ALL FEDERAL PROSECUTORS FROM: David W. Ogden Deputy Attorney General SUBJECT: Department Policies and Procedures Concerning Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses In 1986 and Procedures Concerning Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses legislation by … Retrieve Content
Co-Sponsor H.R. 3245 “Fairness In Cocaine Sentencing Act Of …
Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009.” This legislation, introduced by Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Elimination of the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentences is not only fair, but … Document Viewer
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The 100-to-1 ratio of crack to powder cocaine on which the current mandatory minimum penalties are based, and would instead treat crack cocaine as being equivalent to powder cocaine. This legislation, H.R. 3245, was approved on July 29, 2009 by the House Judiciary Committee, and … Document Viewer
XAMINING RACK OCAINE ENTENCING IN A OST IMBROUGH ORLD
The Emergence of Crack Cocaine DOC 1/29/2009 3:29:23 PM 130 AKRON LAW REVIEW [42:105 B. Kimbrough’s and Gall’s Effect on Crack Cocaine Sentencing legislative session, six crack cocaine reform bills were introduced.231 And while most of the proposed legislation … Get Content Here
Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity FAQ – Phone: 202-216-0035 …
O The bill would also eliminate the current 5 year mandatory minimum for simple possession of crack cocaine. o Analysis of the legislation: court programs, are allotted from 2009-20013. 7 Petersilia, J. “From Cell to Society: Who is Returning Home?” … Content Retrieval
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crack and powder cocaine. And he has said that “… we have a system that locks away too FAMM supported the legislation and commends pas- our newsletter to members on our email list in spring 2009. … Retrieve Full Source
NAACP-SUPPORTED LEGISLATION TO REDUCE CRACK COCAINE / POWDER …
Unanimous voice vote, S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 which would reduce the mandatory minimum sentence for a federal conviction of crack cocaine possession from 100 times that of people convicted of carrying the drug in powdered form to 18 times the sentence. This compromise legislation passed … View Full Source
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In early 2009, the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, announced that he wanted to see a new specifically designed to manipulate the big powers into introducing crucial climate change legislation It was she who inhaled the trance-inducing vapors from a crack in the temple floor, while she sat … Get Document
Co-Sponsor S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act Of 2009”
“Fair Sentencing Act of 2009.” This legislation, introduced by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), would eliminate the disparity in cocaine sentencing which has perpetuated perceptions of unfairness and misdirected federal enforcement resources. Eliminating the disparity between crack and powder … Return Doc
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Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparities. In July 22, 2009, the House Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced H.R. 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, legislation that would more broadly … Visit Document
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cocaine as a felony, making it one of only two drugs for which mere possession is a felony. Finally, this legislation made crack the only drug 7 Theo Emery, Will Crack–Cocaine Sentencing Reform Help Current Cons? Time, Aug. 07, 2009, available … Fetch Document