Setting precedent, 4th Circuit rejects 'unreasonable' sentence for opioid crimes
3/30/21 REUTERS LEGAL 21:42:50
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March 30, 2021
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(Reuters) - A federal appeals court has overturned a 17-year prison sentence for a South Carolina woman who became addicted to opioid drugs after being prescribed them as a teenager and later pleaded guilty to unlawful possession with intent to...
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