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State Must Prove Defendant's Knowledge of Driver's License Suspension
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Making phone calls to get drugs for personal use not a felony
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Crack 1:1 ratios
August 13, 2009
Topic: Criminal
The history of the last twenty five years of those arrested for crack cocaine offenses seems to be coming to an end. Currently we have many of these cases are there appears to be some real relief in the form of the sentencing guidelines coming for these clients as opposed to just last year. If you know someone arrested in Jacksonville for selling crack cocaine, or arrested in Jacksonville for selling any drugs, contact Arnold and New at 904-731-3800. Below are several links to other stories on this issue:
- Is the new DOJ about to crack the stalemate over fixing the crack disparity?
- Watching the webcast of the Senate crack disparity hearing
- New York Times editorial on crack sentencing
- With the new DOJ advocating completely eliminating crack/powder disparity, now what?
- Has there been any in-court impact from DOJ's new crack sentencing policy?
- Thoughtful new district court opinion adopting 1:1 crack/powder ratio
