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

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Crime.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Examines issues raised by the Supreme Court decision in U.S. volume 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 impact of Kimbrough volume U.S., in which Supreme Court approved Federal trial court authority to impose a sentence below that called for under sentencing guidelines. Summarizes 2007 amendment of sentencing guidelines and legislative solutions proposed to eliminate crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities

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CRS-2010-AML-0301

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