Constitutional Law
Mar. 26, 2002
Justices Puzzle Over Change to Sentencing Law
WASHINGTON - When William Joseph Harris, a pawnshop owner from Albermarle, N.C., came before U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen in February 2000, Harris was facing a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for distribution of marijuana and carrying a weapon during a drug crime.




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