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Has there been any in-court impact from DOJ's new crack sentencing policy?

By Douglas A. Berman

The new crack sentencing policy talk from the new Justice Department (basics here and here) has justifiably garnered lots of media attention.  For example, over the weekend the San Francisco Chronicle had this front-page article, headlined "Advocates predict change in cocaine sentences."  And today I have seen these editorials supporting the equalization plan now proposed by DOJ: From the Deseret News here, "End the cocaine disparity" From the Chattanooga Times Free Press here, "Unfair sentence for crack cocaine" But while others continue to call for Congress to embrace DOJ's new suggestion to eliminate the crack/powder disparity, I continue to wonder whether there has been (or will be) any in-court fallout from DOJ policy even before Congress gets around to acting...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).