A Wisconsin man sentenced to life in prison for selling cocaine is among 46 drug offenders who've had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.
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ON THE DEFENSIVE: Nation’s opiate epidemic sparks new response
In the 1980s, America faced a crack cocaine epidemic.
Read More »Man sentenced for role in Texas-to-Wis. drug ring
A Sheboygan man convicted of helping to run a sophisticated drug ring that trafficked cocaine and marijuana from Texas to Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read More »8 years in prison for cocaine dealer
A Madison man who authorities say sold in excess of $1 million in cocaine has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison.
Read More »High court debates cocaine sentencing law
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced the sentencing disparity between defendants convicted of crack cocaine-related crimes and those convicted of crimes involving the powder version of the drug.
Read More »11th Circuit to consider crack sentencing issues
ATLANTA (AP) – The federal appeals court in Atlanta has decided to take up a question about the scope of a 2010 federal law designed to reduce the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. The Daily Report reports that the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is to review a case focusing on defendants who committed drug crimes ...
Read More »Wis. court upholds airport cocaine conviction (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Police lawfully arrested a man after he carried $40,000 worth of cocaine off a plane at Milwaukee’s airport, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Little A. Stewart pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to deliver last year. Court records show an informant told a Wisconsin Justice Department agent in March 2009 that Stewart was on ...
Read More »2010AP938-CR State v. Jones
Search and Seizure Stop and detention; confidential informants Jeffery Royce Jones appeals the judgment convicting him of possession with intent to deliver cocaine (more than one gram but less than five grams), second or subsequent offense, as a party to the crime, contrary to Wis. Stat. ßß 961.41(1m)(cm)1r., 961.48, and 939.05 (2007-08).[1] He also appeals the order denying his motion ...
Read More »2010AP1061-CR State v. Townsell
Search and Seizure Expectation of privacy Michael D. Townsell appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty plea to one count of possessing with intent to deliver more than five grams of cocaine but not more than fifteen grams of cocaine as a second or subsequent offense. The issue is whether the circuit court erred by denying his ...
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