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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | 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 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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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |