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)
Introduced on Mar 4, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 4, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
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Sep 26, 2019
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Mar 4, 2021
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S. 601 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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