U.S. v. Clark, No. 94-2050 (6th Cir.) (110 F.3d 15) (April 1, 1997) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)
Loaded on May 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
May 05, 1997
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Case held that the safety valve statute, which contemplates shorter sentences for first time offenders otherwise subject to the mandatory minimum statutes, applies to cases pending on appeal when it was enacted.
The Court reasoned that "A case is not yet final when it is pending on appeal. The initial ...
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