Eric Holder Crack Cocaine Disparity

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Statement of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. United States, United States Sentencing Commission (June 1, application “was intended as a step toward reducing some of the unwarranted disparity currently existing between Federal crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentences.” … Retrieve Full Source

Judic Moves HR 3245 In Big Step To End 23 Years Of Cocaine …
The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing to markup HR 3245, a bill to end the 23 year-old disparity between crack and powder cocaine If Attorney General Eric Holder is correct about a “moment in time that must be seized in … Retrieve Document

Worth Fighting For: Keeping The Promise Of Sentencing Reform
Reduced the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. His Department of Justice also issued the Holder Memorandum and called for a review of some realized when, on May 19, 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines giving prosecutors … Retrieve Full Source

Annual Report 2009
Three separate hearings of the House Judiciary Committee, on issues of racial disparity, crack cocaine sentencing reform, and juvenile life Attorney General Eric Holder, both of whom noted crack cocaine sentencing reform as a … Get Content Here

Testimony Of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Before The U.S …
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The Honorable Eric Holder Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue cocaine sentencing." While the Fair Sentencing Act did not completely eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, as the Justice Department had advocated, it did … Fetch Full Source

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT …
Powder ratio for all crack cocaine sentencings. This conclusion is in accord with the United States Department of Justice’s position endorsing the elimination of the disparity between crack and powder cocaine in sentencing. Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder stated: … Document Retrieval

Co-Sponsor S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act Of 2009”
In a speech to fellow prosecutors in July, Attorney General Eric H. Holder stated, Watts (R-OK), wrote in the Washington Times, “…the 100-1 crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity has resulted in federal resources being misdirected on … Retrieve Full Source

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That article reported, "Attorney General Eric Holder sought support Wednesday for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits black defendants the hardest. … Fetch Doc

Co-Sponsor H.R. 3245 “Fairness In Cocaine Sentencing Act Of …
Support for eliminating the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine has expressed his support for the complete elimination of the disparity. During remarks at a national prosecutor’s conference in July, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. said, … Doc Viewer

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT – FOR …
For the current disparity between crack and cocaine powder offenses.” Statement of the Attorney General on Senate Judiciary Committee’s Attorney General Eric Holder, Remarks at the D.C. Court of Appeals Judicial Conference (June 19, 2009). … Fetch This Document

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General Holder and others in testifying before the U.S. Sentencing Commission and Congress regarding the disparate impact of crack cocaine laws on the African American community. It is because of the massive racial disparity that Word – CRACK COCAINE RETROACTIVITY.Victory.doc Author: eric oliver … Document Retrieval

Supreme Court Of The United States
Marc Mauer, The Disparity on Crack–Cocaine Sentencing, Boston Globe, July 5, 2006, Eric Holder asserted that “[i]t is the view of this Administration that the 100-to-1 crack-powder … View This Document

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Get caught with 500 grams of powder cocaine worth $50,000 – get the same five years of federal time." Acknowledging the problem. This summer Attorney General Eric Holder sought support for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits Black defendants … View Full Source