Government
Mar. 20, 2010
Senate Narrows Crack Sentencing
The Senate voted by unanimous consent late Wednesday to pass legislation closing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted by unanimous consent late Wednesday to pass legislation closing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
The bill would drop the ratio, currently 100:1, down to 18:1 for the amount of powder cocaine compared with the amount of crack that triggers a mandatory minimum sentence. The disparities in current law means it takes 500 g...
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