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I was under the impression that the actual sentencing guidelines were different for the two drugs though, not just the post facto sentences.
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I just googled it and it appears that new sentencing guidelines went into effect yesterday.
npr
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The new U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines that went into effect Thursday cut the sentence range for first-time offenders possessing 5 grams or more of crack cocaine to 51 to 63 months. The old range was 63 to 78 months.
The new range for first-time offenders possessing at least 50 grams is 97 to 121 months in prison, down from 121 to 151 months.
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That is still an insane amount of time!
craig