03-Mar-2008
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In his Feb. 27 letter ["A Closer Look at Crack Offenders"] regarding the impending sentence reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) lamented the U.S. Sentencing Commission's omission of "drug-related violent crimes" that some of these individuals "may have"...
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