Category Archives: Rockefeller Drug Law Reform

New York’s Notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws Reformed

Written on September 21, 2009 by Howard Weiner in Alternatives to Prison, Drug Defense, Expungement of Record, Recent Developments in the Law, Rockefeller Drug Law Reform, Sentencing Guidelines

On April 7, 2009, New York’s Legislature enacted historic revisions to the notoriously harsh Rockefeller Drug Laws.  Many of the changes became effective immediately, applying to cases pending at the time the legislation was signed.  As detailed in this 2009 Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Sentencing Chart, for most first time drug offenders, imprisonment is no [...]

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