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... Another factor may be the 1994 "safety valve" law giving federal judges more discretion in sentencing low level drug offenders. During the same period that sentences were moving lower, ...
... Category: Government/Law Region: United States of ... things, it: - Makes the federal sentencing guidelines a system of ... Eliminates the safety valve for low-level drug ...
... drug traffickers sentencing law crime 'safety-valve' Contact Information ... Federal courts, however, have interpreted the safety-valve reforms differently, leading to different prison ...
... data bank of sentencing anecdotes used by reporters and activists across the nation. Among other victories, FAMM was instrumental in the passage of a safety valve law that allows ...
... history purposes is a question of federal law. Webb, 218 F.3d at ... eligible for the safety valve. At the time of sentencing for the federal offense, the district ...
