Supreme Court Approves Judicial Discretion in Crack Cocaine Case
December 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a judge’s decision to violate federal sentencing guidelines and impose a shorter prison term on a man convicted of possession of crack cocaine, the Associated Press reported Dec. 10.
Weighing in on the controversy surrounding sentencing disparities for crack and powdered cocaine, the high court said that a judge had the discretion to sentence crack offender Derrick Kimbrough to 15 years in prison rather than the recommended 19 to 22 years.
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