I've gotten several calls from panel attorneys asking about the June 30, 2011 decision by the Sentencing Commission to make the FSA crack guidelines retroactive. At this time, there's no way to know exactly how the issues will be handled. What we do know is that the changes do not go into effect until November 1, 2011.
The changes will not help people who were sentenced to mandatory minimum sentences (those mand mins are not affected by the GL changes). Career offenders are not likely to be eligible for relief.
Stay tuned at:
http://www.famm.org/
www.fd.org/odstb_CrackCocaine.htm
for information as things unfold.
