Sentences with phrase «mandatory sentence drug»

Based loosely on a true story that was prominently featured in the PBS series «Frontline», Dwayne Johnson (Fast Five, Get Smart) stars as John Matthews, a construction business - owning father who desperately is trying to save his 18 - year - old son, Jason (Gavron, Breaking and Entering), from going to prison for a huge chunk of his life due to the rigidity of the Federal mandatory sentence drug charges in place.

It is part an indictment of the ludicrous mandatory sentence drug laws, and part dramatic thriller, while only delivering on one big action scene late in the film involving Matthews trying to drive a semi containing a shipment of cash through the border to Mexico, while trying to avoid men with machine guns driving cars trying to take him down.

Not exact matches

During the war on drugs, lengthy mandatory minimum sentences became standard for drug offenders.

While his Democratic predecessor Eric Holder told federal prosecutors to avoid seeking long mandatory minimum sentences when charging some lower - level drug offenders, for example, Sessions issued an order demanding the opposite, telling them to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.

WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.

So prison populations soared, and mandatory sentences forced often reluctant judges to imprison first - time offenders, many of them lower - level «mules» who were merely carrying the drugs for the dealers, who were seldom touched.

naive First Lady Reagan and her solution of «Just say no,» to an equally well - meaning but equally naive Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his mandatory maximum sentences, we have been defeated in our War on Drugs.

In the op - ed for USA Today, Moore pushed for fixing mandatory minimum sentences, focusing on treatment instead of incarceration for drug offenders and those suffering from mental illnesses, and better awareness of why people are jailed.

Victim of the Drug War's harsh mandatory sentencing, as well as possible racial bias and entrapment, the onetime Rams star is 20 years into a 41 - year jail term.

Skelos begs for sympathy because he had the mumps as a kid — but he held out longer than anyone on the mandatory sentencing provisions under the Rockefeller drug laws.

He intends to tailor his message more explicitly to minority voters, drawing more attention to his overhaul of the Rockefeller mandatory - drug - sentencing laws.

In the fast - paced action thriller, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years.

He refuses to concoct evidence against someone else for a reduced sentence — that how the mandatory - minimum drug laws work.

In the action thriller SNITCH, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years.

Rudy Valdez's «The Sentence» is a heartbreaking film about a Latina mother who is sentenced to a mandatory 15 years in prison because she lived with a man who trafficked in drugs and guns.

Mandatory minimum sentencing provisions for certain drug offences look especially ripe for a constitutional challenge, particularly when they are applied to the mentally ill, those with drug addictions, or aboriginal offenders.

«Softer» drugs like marijuana are allowed for medicinal use, and possession for non-licensed individuals may result in a misdemeanor rather than a felony, but even for marijuana there's a mandatory minimum sentencing guideline.

Today, many Minnesota drug convictions come with mandatory sentences making it even more important to hire an experienced attorney to defend you.

Mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders were enacted in 2012, part of changes to the criminal law made by the Conservatives.

It might behoove the Minister to recall that, under his watch, mandatory minimum sentences are already being imposed for «illegal drugs and guns» along with new sentencing provisions for involvement in criminal organizations.

As a coalition of interveners in the Supreme Court of Canada case, R. v. Lloyd, we applaud the Court for recognizing that a mandatory minimum sentence (MMS) for certain drug offences is not only harsh and damaging, but also unconstitutional.

May 2, 2017 in Drug Offense Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, State Sentencing Guidelines, Who Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, State Sentencing Guidelines, Who sentencing statutes, State Sentencing Guidelines, Who Sentencing Guidelines, Who Sentences?

Fast forward a quarter - century and this news about a new Canadian court ruling shows our neighbor jurists to the north have a much different conception of what kind of mandatory drug sentence violates a constitutional provision precluding cruel and unusual punishments.

Conviction for some federal drug offenses can result in mandatory prison sentences of 5, 10 and 20 years.

«At the same time, there is a growing body of evidence that mandatory minimum sentences wreak terrible damage on individuals (particularly those who are dependent on drugs), families and communities, -LSB-...]

«Mandatory sentencing makes sense for crimes like murder and rapes, but some of the drug charges where it is mandatory is frustrating,»Mandatory sentencing makes sense for crimes like murder and rapes, but some of the drug charges where it is mandatory is frustrating,»mandatory is frustrating,» he said.

The article is headlined «Rulings from Canada's top court strike down mandatory minimum sentences for drugs and bail conditions,» and here are the basics:

Drug cases in particular need to be examined from every angle, in many cases are subject to mandatory minimum sentences, and aggressive representation can protect your future.

If you are arrested and have a prior drug conviction, you potentially face a mandatory prison sentence in both State and Federal Court.

March 18, 2010 in Drug Offense Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, Weblogs, Who Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, Weblogs, Who sentencing statutes, Weblogs, Who Sentences?

Drug trafficking and Marijuana grow operations may attract mandatory sentences.

Under federal law, people convicted of drug offenses are subject to strict mandatory minimum sentences based largely on the quantity of drugs possessed by the defendant.

The article begins with a history of federal sentencing, then focuses on problems related to mandatory minimum sentencing and application of 21 U.S.C. § 851 prior conviction enhancements in federal drug cases.

«At one end of the range of conduct caught by the mandatory minimum sentence provision stands a professional drug dealer who engages in the business of dangerous drugs for profit, who is in possession of a large amount of Schedule I substances, and who has been convicted many times for similar offences.

The case challenged the constitutionality of section 5 (3)(a)(i)(D) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which created a mandatory minimum jail sentence of one year for drug trafficking in certain situations.

In August 2013, US Attorney General Eric Holder admitted that mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences were «draconian» and that too many Americans had been imprisoned for too long for no good law enforcement justification.

In early 2016 the congressional task force created to examine overcrowding in the federal prison system, recommended the repeal of federal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences.

Different legislative initiatives have been tabled, including the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would cut many mandatory minimums for drug offences in half.

Drug charges, including methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or prescription drugs, need to be examined from every angle, and in many cases are subject to mandatory minimum sentences.

The imposition of the mandatory minimum sentence at issue in this case would have disproportionately negative consequences for women because of the nature of their involvement with the drug trade, this impact of incarceration on child custody and motherhood, and the likelihood that BC women will be jailed far from their home communities.

Congress passes very stiff sentencing laws with mandatory minimums and such, particularly drug cases now also child porn cases.

For immediate release — April 15, 2016 VANCOUVER — In a ground - breaking judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offences violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

And, according to Judge Barron, ultimately judges «have no choice but to approve mandatory «forever» sentences under § 924 (c) so long as they can hypothesize a rational reason for the legislature to have thought that the underlying criminal conduct was as serious as the large quantity drug possession at issue in Harmelin.»

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Illinois, you could be facing serious penalties, including a mandatory prison sentence and substantial fines.

If you are convicted of drug possession for sale, manufacture, or transport, and if the amount of the drug involved is above the statutory threshold amount, a mandatory prison sentence will be imposed.

First, West Coast LEAF will be intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in a case challenging the constitutionality of a section of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that creates a mandatory minimum jail sentence of one year for drug trafficking in certain situations.

These include expanded «safety valves» for non-violent offenders; a reduction in mandatory minimums for some drug crimes; and a reduction in sentences for offenders who complete programs designed to reduce recidivation.

December 18, 2017 in Drug Offense Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, Procedure and Proof at Sentencing, Who Sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, Procedure and Proof at Sentencing, Who sentencing statutes, Procedure and Proof at Sentencing, Who Sentencing, Who Sentences?

A bipartisan consensus in Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, reducing disparities between mandatory minimum sentences for different drugs, in part «because the public had come to understand sentences embodying the 100 - to - 1 ratio as reflecting unjustified race - based differences.»

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