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U.S. v. Brewer, No. 09-3909 (8th Cir.) (624 F.3d 900) (October 21, 2010) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender)

Loaded on Nov. 8, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists November 08, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, General Savings Statute.

This is another lamentable crack-cocaine decision that exemplifies the sheer inanity of the 100-to-1 sentencing ratio between crack cocaine and powder cocaine that existed for more than two decades until Congress finally enacted the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (“FSA”) on July 28, 2010.

Edward Brewer was convicted after a ...

 

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