Descamps v. United States: SCOTUS Decision Opens Way For Reduced Sentences For Violent Offenders

Career criminals and reduced sentencesJuly 15, 2014 – Segment 2

We examine the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Descamps v. United States, which has opened the way for dozens of federal inmates from Maryland who are currently serving long-term sentences to seek reduced sentences. Our panel of guests includes: Judge Andre Davis, Senior Judge in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitSujit Raman, Appellate Chief for the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office; and Mary Price, General Counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) and Director of the FAMM Litigation Project.

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