High court limits use of repeat offender law

ap.org ^ | 6/23/16 | AP

[ColdOne]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is making it tougher for federal prosecutors to seek longer prison terms for people convicted of repeated violent crimes.

The justices ruled 5-3 Thursday that lower courts are limited in how they can consider prior state crimes for purposes of increasing sentences under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act.

[WENDLE]

Just let’em out unless they are White!!

[Lurking Libertarian]

SCOTUS.

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