New Drug Law Narrows Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Gap
New Drug Law Narrows Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Gap – Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org President Obama signed a new law that will close the long-disputed 100:1 gap in federal sentencing for powder versus crack cocaine. Gwen Ifill sits down with former Arkansas congressman Asa Hutchinson, who served as the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration under President George W. Bush, and Judge Reggie Walton, who sits on the US District Court bench for Washington, DC, to debate the new legislation.
Cocaine Trafficking Charges Filed Against 72 People for Conspiracy Focused on …
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CLEVELAND—Seventy-two people were indicted in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio for their roles in a conspiracy to bring powder and crack cocaine in from Georgia and Kentucky and sell it throughout Greater Cleveland, law enforcement …
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Stechford and Bordesley Green drugs gang jailed for 48 years
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“Most of the dealing was in a public park and on occasions children were not far away.” Those who have yet to be sentenced have all admitted charges of conspiracy to deal crack cocaine and heroin. Mr Walton said the arrests and sentences were only a …
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Stamford felon sentenced to seven years on gun charge
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He also had nearly 20 grams of crack cocaine. Brown had already been convicted of felonies, including two firearm offenses and two robbery offenses. Brown is serving a state sentence for violating the terms of his probation in connection with two 2006 …
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Five Defendants Plead Guilty to Drug Charges
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Sharon Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison up to a maximum of life, a fine of $ 4000000, or …
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