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Criminal

Mar. 21, 2002

DOJ Opposes Easing Penalty for Crack Cocaine

WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is aggressively opposing any moves to change federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing guidelines that would lessen penalties for those convicted of trafficking either form of the powerful narcotic.

By James Gordon Meek
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is aggressively opposing any moves to change federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing guidelines that would lessen penalties for those convicted of trafficking either form of the powerful narcotic.
        The U.S. Sentencing ...

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