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Catoosa County Arrest Report for Dec. 20-26 – the Chattanoogan

Catoosa County Arrest Report For Dec. 20-26 – The Chattanoogan

Catoosa County Arrest Report For Dec. 20-26
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William Harry Faberman, age 44, of 14261 Spring Hill Lane Spring Hill, FL was arrested December 25, 2013 for Possession of Schedule II Drugs, Possession of Marijuana Less 1 oz and Giving False Name or Address to Law Enforcement Officers. Bond has 

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Newton Jail Blotter for Dec. 27, 2013 – Newtoncitizen

Newton Jail Blotter for Dec. 27, 2013 – newtoncitizen

Newton Jail Blotter for Dec. 27, 2013
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Yobodka Sheree Brown, 34, 280 Lassiter Drive, trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs or marijuana, possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of marijuana, possession, manufacture or distribution of controlled substances, possession of knife

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Peace on earth — the choice is ours – Times-Standard

Peace on earth — the choice is ours
Times-Standard
Meanwhile, youth of the same age convicted of the nonviolent crime of possessing crack cocaine are serving lifetime sentences in prison. A few of them, by no means close to the thousands being held in prison, have recently been pardoned or Various

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UPDATE: 4th Victim in Topeka Shooting Dies

UPDATE: 4th victim in Topeka shooting dies
A review of public records and 13 News archives shows the Central Park address and the three identified victims are familiar to law enforcement. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation's offender registry shows the shooting victim, 45-year-old Carla Jean …
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Happy Repeal Day! Here Are Some Things You May Not Have Known About
In Kansas City, Missouri, the Pendergast political machine kept the taverns open and the booze flowing in spite of the federal ban. … Federal Prohibition didn't ban the possession or consumption of alcohol, only its manufacture, import, and sale …
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Obama Commutes 8 Crack Cocaine Cases

Obama commutes 8 crack cocaine cases
Gabrielle Levy Dec. 19 (UPI) — President Barack Obama has commuted the prison sentences of eight people who have served for years under old drug laws now considered unfair.
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Obama commutes eight drug sentences
President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of eight people convicted of drug crimes who have each served long prison terms, the White House said on Thursday. Obama, who has sparingly used his pardon and commutation powers, provided relief to people convicted of crack cocaine offenses under laws calling for strict mandatory sentences. The eight offenders have each served more than 15 years in …
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27 Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested – Tarboro Daily Southerner

27 suspected drug dealers arrested – Tarboro Daily Southerner

27 suspected drug dealers arrested
Tarboro Daily Southerner
TARBORO — In a joint effort, law enforcement gave suspected drug dealers in Edgecombe County an early Christmas present. Kendrick Lemon Draughn, 24, of 905 Fishing Hole Trail, Apt. 102, Fayetteville, charged with two counts of possession with the

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National Opinion: Obama Sets Things Right – Great Falls Tribune

National Opinion: Obama sets things right – Great Falls Tribune


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National Opinion: Obama sets things right
Great Falls Tribune
Under the cocaine sentencing law, which was embedded in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, federal judges were forced to give people convicted of possessing 5 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine the same 
Obama and the power of mercySan Francisco Chronicle

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