Cocaine Sentences Get High Court Review

AP Online | October 2, 2007 | Copyright

WASHINGTON - The punishment should fit the crime is an axiom of criminal justice. But what happens when lawmakers dictate that similar crimes should have differing penalties or when sentences vary from courtroom to courtroom?

The Supreme Court wrestled with these questions Tuesday in a pair of drug cases that included one dealing with a law that calls for tougher punishment for possession and distribution of crack cocaine than the powdered variety. The crack-powder disparity also has a strong racial dimension because the vast majority of crack offenders are black.

Derrick Kimbrough, a ...

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