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High Court Considers Shorter Sentences for Crack Cocaine Charges


The U.S. Supreme Court. (Courthouse News photo/Jack Rodgers)
WASHINGTON (CN) In its last hearing of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether people jailed for possession of small amounts of crack cocaine are eligible for a sentencing reduction.
The justices seemed concerned that allowing those offenders to apply for reduced sentences would open the floodgates for other drug offenders to also seek shorter sentences.
Tarahrick Terry was caught with less than four grams of crack cocaine in Florida in 2008, which was enough of the narcotic to add a distributional intent element to his crime, ratcheting his sentence up to 15 years in prison. ....

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