Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Surrounding Sentencing Rules for Armed Criminals

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument over how courts should sentence criminal defendants under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act.
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Surrounding Sentencing Rules for Armed Criminals
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Sam Dorman
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Nov. 27 over how courts should sentence criminal defendants under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).

Passed in 1984, the ACCA imposes a 15-year minimum sentence for individuals who are found to illegally possess a firearm while having three violent felony or serious drug offense convictions. A problem has arisen with changing prohibitions on drugs under federal and state law. Two cases are challenging the idea that criminals should receive the 15-year sentence depending on how various laws scheduled certain drugs at particular times in the judicial process.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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