About the bill
Should your jail time be increased if a judge believes you probably committed another crime in addition, but were found not guilty?
Context
In 2005, Antwuan Ball was one of 18 members of the Washington D.C. gang Congress Park Crew arrested on drug charges. While Ball was convicted on the charge of cocaine distribution, he was acquitted of cocaine conspiracy.
Yet at Ball’s sentencing, District Judge Richard Roberts found that even though the evidence for the conspiracy charge may have fallen short of the legal standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt,” there was clearly a preponderance of evidence nonetheless. He cited testimony from fellow witnesses, including “What [Ball] says goes’” and “‘If something was going down, they would go to Antwuan. He was in charge.”
As a result, …
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Ordered Reported on Jun 10, 2021
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on June 10, 2021.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
12 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
H.R. 1621
(same title)
Passed House (Senate next) — Mar 28, 2022
Position statements
History
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Sep 26, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 4, 2021
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Introduced
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May 20, 2021
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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May 27, 2021
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 10, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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S. 601 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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