Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences. The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narcotics.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

Describes two main exceptions to Federal mandatory minimum sentences, which require a sentencing judge to impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment following conviction for any of a number of Federal offenses. Describes "substantial assistance" exception, which is available in cases when the prosecutor asserts that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of another; and the "safety value" exception, which is available for selected commonly prosecuted drug trafficking and unlawful possession offenses that carry minimum sentences

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-AML-0288

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