PRINTER'S NO. 154
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
275
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, WILLIAMS, SCHWANK AND HUGHES,
JANUARY 16, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 16, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in other offenses, further providing
for drug trafficking sentencing and penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7508(a) introductory paragraph of Title
18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 7508. Drug trafficking sentencing and penalties.
(a) General rule.--[Notwithstanding] Except as provided for
in subsection (c.1), notwithstanding any other provisions of
this or any other act to the contrary, the following provisions
shall apply:
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(c.1) Exception.--A court may impose on a defendant a lesser
sentence than the mandatory sentence provided for in this
section if the court has a compelling reason to believe that a
substantial injustice would occur by applying the mandatory
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