TERRY v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-5904.

141 S.Ct. 1858 (2021)

Tarahrick TERRY, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


In 1986, Congress established mandatory-minimum penalties for cocaine offenses. If the quantity of cocaine involved in an offense exceeded a minimum threshold, then courts were required to impose a heightened sentence. Congress set the quantity thresholds far lower for crack offenses than for powder...

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