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House Republicans File Amicus Brief Concerning AWA Mandatory Minimums

By Corey Rayburnyung

In response to a federal judge's ruling that a 30 year mandatory minimum prison sentence was cruel and unusual under the Eighth Amendment, a group of House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit arguing that the ruling threatens their authority to dictate the appropriate punishment. You can read the amicus brief here. From Congressional Quarterly's Legal Beat blog:A group of House Republicans filed a brief Wednesday challenging a federal District Court's ruling that a 30-year mandatory minimum prison sentence was a cruel and unusual punishment for a man convicted of crossing state lines to have sex with a minor.That automatic mandatory minimum prison sentence was included in the Adam Walsh Act passed by Congress to combat child sex abuse...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 18, 2009 (boomark / email).