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June 17, 1951
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation stiffening penalties for narcotics violations, mandating minimum sentences of 2-10 years based on offenses and prohibiting probation for repeat offenders, with maximums up to 20 years.
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House Stiffens Narcotics Laws
WASHINGTON-(INS) The House Ways and Means Committee today approved a measure providing stiffer jail sentences ranging up to 20 years for narcotics law violators.
The legislation provides mandatory minimum sentences of two years for first offenders, five years for second offenders, and 10 years for third offenders.
Maximum imprisonment would be five years for first offenders, 10 years for second, and 20 years for subsequent violations.
The bill also would prohibit a judge from suspending sentence or granting probation to a second or subsequent offender.
WASHINGTON-(INS) The House Ways and Means Committee today approved a measure providing stiffer jail sentences ranging up to 20 years for narcotics law violators.
The legislation provides mandatory minimum sentences of two years for first offenders, five years for second offenders, and 10 years for third offenders.
Maximum imprisonment would be five years for first offenders, 10 years for second, and 20 years for subsequent violations.
The bill also would prohibit a judge from suspending sentence or granting probation to a second or subsequent offender.
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Politics
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Narcotics Laws
House Committee
Stiffer Sentences
Mandatory Minimums
Where did it happen?
Washington
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Washington
Event Date
Today
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The House Ways and Means Committee approved a measure providing stiffer jail sentences up to 20 years for narcotics law violators, with mandatory minimums of two years for first offenders, five for second, and 10 for third; maximums of five, 10, and 20 years respectively; and prohibiting suspension of sentence or probation for second or subsequent offenders.