Sentencing Levels for Crack and Powder Cocaine : Kimbrough v. United States and the Impact of United States v. Booker.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Crime.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issues raised by the Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Booker, which declared that the Federal sentencing guidelines set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission for crack and powder cocaine offenses must be considered advisory rather than mandatory. Discusses pending Kimbrough v. U.S. in which Supreme Court will determine Federal trial court authority to impose a sentence below that called for under sentencing guidelines. Summarizes legislative solutions proposed to eliminate crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities.

Notes:

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CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Sentencing Levels for Crack and Powder Cocaine

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