Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. If a judge determines in a drug case that drugs were seized illegally, he or she can dismiss a prosecutor's charges.
2. In an early study by the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC), it was found that mandatory minimum sentences were highly effective.
3. The Cano & Spohn study that examined substantial assistance decisions involving drug offenders who were facing mandatory minimum sentencing found that the likelihood of departure was more likely for female offenders than male.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE

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