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U.S. v. DOUGLAS

Criminal No. 09-202-P-H.

746 F.Supp.2d 220 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America v. William DOUGLAS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

October 27, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Conley, Office of the United States Attorney, Portland, ME, for United States of America.

David R. Beneman, Federal Defender's Office, Portland, ME, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON SENTENCING ISSUE

D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.

Congress enacted the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to "restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing."1 Its most notable provision increases the amount of crack cocaine necessary to trigger mandatory five- and ten-year sentences. That change will reduce the current dramatic disparity in mandatory crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentences.

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