United States v. Concepcion’s Empirical Analysis
1989
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1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3559 · 18 U.S.C. § 3561 · 18 U.S.C. § 3651 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Mistretta v. United States · Rodriguez v. United States · United States v. Correa-Vargas · United States v. Sturgis · 690 F. Supp. 1303 - United States v. Alafriz
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“Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by section 841(b) of this title, a term of imprison- merit under this subsection shall not be less than one year. The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to offenses involving 5 grams or less of marihuana.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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