A state drug conviction can trigger a mandatory 15-year sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act if it involved a drug on the federal schedules at the time of that conviction, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The U.S. Supreme Court pointedly challenged the government Monday on its interpretation of a law that sets up a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence for people convicted of repeated serious drug offenses who are later caught with firearms.
Kay Marie Adler, age 68, of Brainerd, passed away at her home on Monday, September 18, 2023. Kay was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on October 13, 1954, to Milo & Hazel (Jasken) Hoban.
Crack cocaine felon seeks resentencing at Supreme Court after First Step Act Follow Us
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By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether low-level crack cocaine offenders who have already spent a decade in prison should get a chance for reduced sentences under former President Donald Trump’s First Step Act, which strove to fix racial disparities in the sentencing of Black defendants.
The lawsuit was brought by Tarahrick Terry, who pleaded guilty in 2008 for possessing 3.9 grams of crack cocaine and was sentenced to about 15 years in prison.