An examination of sentencing levels and mandatory minimums / Catherine N. Bates, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bates, Catherine N., editor.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Series:

Law, crime and law enforcement.

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs of abuse--Law and legislation--United States--Criminal provisions.

Drugs of abuse.

Mandatory sentences--United States.

Mandatory sentences.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Narcotic laws--United States.

Narcotic laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011.

Summary:

Depending on how the class is defined, there are hundreds of federal mandatory minimum offences, yet only a handful are prosecuted with any regularity. In October 2009, Congress instructed the United States Sentencing Commission to prepare a report on the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under federal law. In early 2010, the Commission conducted a survey of federal district court judges regarding their views on mandatory minimum sentencing. A majority of those responding endorsed amendments to the safety valve and substantial assistance exceptions. This new book examines sentencing levels and mandatory minimums with regard to drug sentences and the safety valve, federal cocaine sentencing disparities and three-strike mandatory sentencing.

Contents:

Federal cocaine sentencing disparity : sentencing guidelines, jurisprudence, and legislation / Brian T. Yeh

Federal mandatory minimum sentencing : the 18 U.S.C. 924(c) tack-on in cases involving drugs or violence / Charles Doyle

Federal mandatory minimum sentences: the safety valve and substantial assistance exceptions / Charles Doyle

Strike mandatory sentencing (18 U.S.C. 3559(c) : an overview / Charles Doyle

Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)) : an overview / Charles Doyle

Drug offenses : maximum fines and terms of imprisonment for violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and related laws / Brian T. Yeh

Testimony of the Honorable Judge Julie E. Carnes, chair of the Criminal Law Committee on Behalf of the Judicial Conference, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "mandatory minimum sentences"

Statement of Julie Stewart, president, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on "mandatory minimums and unintended consequences"

Statement of Michael J. Sullivan, Partner, Ashcroft Sullivan, LLC, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "mandatory minimums and unintended consequences"

Statement of National Border Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "mandatory minimums and unintended consequences"

Statement of Grover G. Norquist, president, Americans for Tax Reform, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "mandatory minimums and unintended consequences"

Statement of Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity?"

Statement of Ricardo H. Hinojosa, acting chair, United States Sentencing Commission, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security

Testimony of Joseph I. Cassilly, state's attorney Hartford County, Bel Air, Maryland and president, National District Attorneys Association, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "restoring fairness to federal sentencing : addressing the crack-powder disparity"

Testimony of Willie M. Aikens, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity?"

Statement of Bob Bushman, vice president, National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity?"

Statement of Veronica F. Coleman-Davis, former United States attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity?"

Testimony of Marc Mauer, executive director, the sentencing project, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on "unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity?".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5361-1548-7