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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.


By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - When William Joseph Harris, a pawnshop owner from Albermarle, N.C., came before U.S. District Judge Will...

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