Criminal
Nov. 5, 2014
Judges to review thousands of California drug prisoners seeking shorter sentences
New drug sentencing guidelines took effect this weekend, allowing federal judges to begin weighing prisoner petitions. District courts and attorneys have been readying for this change with new procedures and extra manpower.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
On Saturday, federal judges could begin weighing petitions from the potentially thousands of federal drug prisoners in California eligible for sentence reductions, after significant federal drug sentencing guidelines took effect.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission decided in July to extend an amendment lowering drug sentencing guidelines to current inmates serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. Cong...
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