U.S. Criminal Lawyers Warn Against Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Schemes
August 16, 2010
August 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers issued the following news release:
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) urged the Government of Canada to abandon bipartisan efforts to establish mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses at its annual meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Saturday. The association's Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution (http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/26cf10555dafce2b85256d97005c8fd0/ . . .
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) urged the Government of Canada to abandon bipartisan efforts to establish mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses at its annual meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Saturday. The association's Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution (http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/26cf10555dafce2b85256d97005c8fd0/ . . .