Judges given leeway in crack sentencing (AP)

Posted on Tuesday 11 December 2007

Undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows two Narcotics Identification Kit (NIK) tests positive for cocaine. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)AP - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges can impose shorter sentences for crack cocaine crimes, making them more in line with those for powder cocaine — a decision with a strong racial dimension because the vast majority of crack offenders are black.



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