All Articles tagged Drug Laws

• Justice Commentaries
  October 16, 2014 EDT
  THE FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND THE PURSUIT OF FAIR AND JUST SENTENCES
  Anjelica CappellinoJohn Meringolo

  This article analyzes the questions surrounding the post-Booker Guidelines from the perspective of the criminal defense attorney, with particular emphasis on the Guidelines‘ relationship to mandatory minimum drug laws.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  RESENTENCING AFTER THE FALL OF ROCKEFELLER: THE FAILURE OF THE DRUG LAW REFORM ACTS OF 2004 AND 2005 TO REMEDY THE INJUSTICES OF NEW YORK‘S ROCKEFELLER DRUG LAWS AND THE COMPROMISE OF 2009
  Peter A. Mancuso

  This comment describes the legislative compromise that resulted in the DLRA of 2009 and assesses the likely effects of the recent revisions.