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Examining disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

December 26, 2021 by Amir Shabazz

Law library at U. Michigan.

Powder cocaine offenses given lighter sentences compared to ‘rock’ cocaine After years of fighting for fair federal sentencing reform for those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal, life sentence, sentence overturned

Death sentence overturned due to unreliable witness testimony

November 18, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

Prosecution witness recants identification of defendant as the assailant The death sentence has been overturned for a former deputy sheriff because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty Tagged With: sentence overturned

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