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'''[[North Dakota]]:''' [[United States Court of Appeals for the | '''[[North Dakota]]:''' [[United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit|The 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals]] said that District Judge [[Ralph Erickson]] made a mistake in the sentencing of a drug dealer in 2010. | ||
In August 2010, Judge [[Ralph Erickson|Erickson]] sentenced Darrin Raysor, who was charged with dealing cocaine, to 52 months in prison. The minimal sentencing for a drug dealer is a mandatory 60 months in prison. The appeals court said that Erickson did not have the authority to reduce the sentence below its minimum and the case was ordered to the district court for re-sentencing.<ref name=art>[http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/appeals-court-says-judge-made-mistake-on-sentence/article_7604f538-176c-11e1-9ed1-001cc4c03286.html ''Associated Press,'' "Appeals court says judge made mistake on sentence," November 25, 2011]</ref> | In August 2010, Judge [[Ralph Erickson|Erickson]] sentenced Darrin Raysor, who was charged with dealing cocaine, to 52 months in prison. The minimal sentencing for a drug dealer is a mandatory 60 months in prison. The appeals court said that Erickson did not have the authority to reduce the sentence below its minimum and the case was ordered to the district court for re-sentencing.<ref name=art>[http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/appeals-court-says-judge-made-mistake-on-sentence/article_7604f538-176c-11e1-9ed1-001cc4c03286.html ''Associated Press,'' "Appeals court says judge made mistake on sentence," November 25, 2011]</ref> | ||
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North Dakota: The 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals said that District Judge Ralph Erickson made a mistake in the sentencing of a drug dealer in 2010.
In August 2010, Judge Erickson sentenced Darrin Raysor, who was charged with dealing cocaine, to 52 months in prison. The minimal sentencing for a drug dealer is a mandatory 60 months in prison. The appeals court said that Erickson did not have the authority to reduce the sentence below its minimum and the case was ordered to the district court for re-sentencing.[1]
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