Record #:

29998

Author(s):

Clarke, Stevens H.

Abstract:

The Fair Sentencing Act was the cornerstone of North Carolina’s crime-control program in the 1979 Session. Applicable to felonies committed on or after July 1, 1980, the act is intended to make punishment for felonies more certain, fair, and balanced by regulating the sentencing superior court judge’s discretion.

Source:

Administration of Justice Memorandum (NoCar KFN 7908 .A15 U6), Vol. Issue 11, Aug 1979, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Sentencing--Law and legislation; Criminal justice--Fairness of