Government
Jun. 28, 2007
Congress Weighs Revision of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
WASHINGTON - Congress is considering an overhaul of mandatory minimum sentencing laws for the first time, to give federal judges more discretion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Congress is considering an overhaul of mandatory minimum sentencing laws for the first time, to give federal judges more discretion.
Responding to concerns from the judiciary and the U.S. Sentencing Commission, lawmakers from both parties are mulling plans to retool a rigid system imposed by Congress in the 1980s that give...
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