Insufficient Evidence In Appeals Case An appellate case was recently heard by the Washington DC Court of Appeals, which was initiated by two defendants who had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and a third individual who was convicted of conspiracy to launder money. This case represents an example of cases involving… Read More
In March of 2016 the United States Sentencing Commission detailed that more than half (56.8%) of offenders in the federal prison population were convicted of an offense carrying a mandatory minimum penalty. What are Mandatory Minimums? Mandatory minimums are sentencing laws that require a specific minimum prison term to be imposed on offenders who are… Read More