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

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 impact of Kimbrough v. U.S., in which...

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