U.S. Supreme Court
Aug. 20, 2016
Lawyers await Supreme Court ruling that could release felons
An impending U.S. Supreme Court decision may open the prison cells of thousands of federal inmates, but some attorneys fear the court's ruling will open Pandora's box.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An impending U.S. Supreme Court decision may open the prison cells of thousands of federal inmates, but some attorneys fear the court's ruling will open Pandora's box.
Last year, the high court struck down a federal law that imposed a 15 years to life sentence for possession of a firearm, carving off decades from the sentences of thousands of prisoners.
Now, thousands more await the Supr...
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