Obama Cites Cocaine Law Disparity in Commuting Sentences (1) – Businessweek

Obama Cites Cocaine Law Disparity in Commuting Sentences (1) – Businessweek


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Obama Cites Cocaine Law Disparity in Commuting Sentences (1)
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A 1986 law had created sentencing rules where it took possession of 100 times more powder cocaine than crack cocaine to trigger a five-to-10 year mandatory minimum sentence, according to Senator Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, chief sponsor of
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