Sentences with phrase «powder cocaine»

For example, for years, sentences for crack cocaine could be up to 100 times longer than sentences for powder cocaine, even though they are nearly identical chemically.

Crack is terribly addictive, but its use is a direct consequence of the high cost of powdered cocaine.

Most particularly, judges were forbidden to consider the rankest hypocricies in the guidelines system — that sentences varied drastically simply based on the district of prosecution (a factor irrelevant to the factors in § 3553 (a)-RRB- or that they varied based on factors that sober study has found to be largely baseless, such as the significantly higher sentences imposed for crack cocaine than for powder cocaine offenses.

That's why we needed a crack (as opposed to powdered cocaine with higher legal penalties attached to the crack form) epidemic and the resulting private prison industry blossomed — this is not rocket science.

(Crack cocaine tends to be more prevalent in low - income minority communities while powder cocaine is primarily used in upper - class, white communities.)

Siddharth Chandra, an economist, studied wholesale powdered cocaine prices in 112 cities to identify city - to - city links for the transit of the drug.

We vacate the sentence and remand to the district court to reconsider the sentence in light of the Kimbrough decision and to determine whether the disparity between crack and powder cocaine produced a sentence «greater than necessary» under § 3553 (a).

«While a handful of district courts, following Booker, have taken it upon themselves to lower guideline ranges for crack offenses based on a perceived unfairness in comparison with sentencing for powder cocaine crimes, this is plainly beyond judicial authority, and the appellate courts to address the matter have unanimously rejected this result.

Also, the astronauts, under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, will likely face a much harsher sentence than if powder cocaine had been discovered.

A bag containing more than 1/8 ounce of powder cocaine and a bag containing more than 1/8 ounce of fentanyl were discovered, the District Attorney's Office said.

Kimbrough holds that a judge may «consider the disparity between the Guidelines» treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses» in sentencing.

That's why we also need to fix the crisis of mass incarceration, eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, dismantle the school - to - prison pipeline that starts in school and diverts too many African - American kids out of school and into the criminal justice system, instead of giving them the education they deserve to have.

But the most daring drug story of all comes from coca - growing Bolivia, where powdered chiles are mixed with powdered cocaine and snorted for what is supposedly the ultimate rush.

This amended a number of previous acts to reduce the disparity in sentencing for those found in possession of crack cocaine as opposed to powder cocaine.

The arrests were made following an investigation by the Broome County Special Task Force & Binghamton Police, they confiscated 130 grams of unpackaged, pure heroin and about 52 grams of powder cocaine, all 3 are being held at the Broome County Jail without bail.

More than 90 % of bath salts users reported lifetime use of alcohol or marijuana, and use of powder cocaine, LSD, crack and heroin was at least ten times more prevalent among bath salt users.

We see this reality in many ways, from where good public schools and bad ones are found to sentencing disparities for possession of crack versus powder cocaine.

Among 10th graders, there was a decrease in the proportion of students who perceive a risk of harm when trying inhalants, powder cocaine, or over-the-counter cough and cold medications once or twice.

At the time of the arrest, police officers found several grams of crack on Davis and crack, powdered cocaine, and several other drugs in Nembrand - Walker's pockets.

If you were arrested or a family member was charged with possession, distribution or trafficking of drugs like marijuana, ecstasy, prescription pills, meth, crack or powder cocaine, you need the immediate assistance of a Baton Rouge drug charge defense lawyer who knows the system and what the courts need to hear in order to make the decision that is best in your case.

Crack is a freebase form of cocaine that's street value is cheaper than powder cocaine.»

If Kimbrough had been found to have had powder cocaine, his Guidelines range would have been 97 - 106 months.

In making that determination, the judge may consider the disparity between the Guidelines» treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses.

(1) The current quantity - based penalties overstate the relative harmfulness of crack cocaine compared to powder cocaine.

This was done most recently in the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 that reduced excessive penalties for crack cocaine relative to powder cocaine.

Biden devised the national «drug czar» position and worked alongside Republicans during the Ronald Reagan years to craft oppressive anti-drug laws, including co-sponsoring the law that instituted far longer prison terms for possession of crack cocaine than of powder cocaine.