Congress had created the commission in 1984 to establish uniform mandatory sentences for crimes in hopes of deterring crime and ensuring equal justice in the federal criminal -justice system.The commission adopted Congress’s hundred-to-one ratio … Thus, when choosing how to prosecute a defendant involved in a drug case, the prosecutor will often take the path of least resistance: prosecuting the drug charge without developing the gun or violent crime aspects of the case. …

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