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Minnesota Judicial Training & Education Blog
Calculating Criminal History Scores: In-State vs. Out-of-State Convictions (This is a Legal Landmine for Both the State and Defense)
By Alan F. Pendleton, "Of Counsel" Martine Law Firm, Director Of Mentorship & Education, Former District Court Judge
SUBJECT: New Training Update: Out-of-State Convictions — A Sentencing Trap You Can’t Ignore Dear Colleagues, I’m sharing a new Martine Law Training Update addressing a deceptively common — and highly…
Children & the Law Section Blog | Children & the Law Section
Neuroscience in the Courtroom Informs How We Should Sentence Youth
In recent years, advancements in neuroscience have shaped and reshaped how we understand the adolescent brain and psyche. For most of our nation’s legal history, however, children have been overlooked,…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
En Banc Pennsylvania Superior Court Clarifies That Probation May Run Concurrently with Incarceration
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has issued a significant en banc decision in the case of Commonwealth v. Jennings, resolving a recent conflict in…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
Superior Court Orders New Sentencing Where Judge’s Prior Role Created Appearance of Bias
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Freeman, vacating the judgment of sentence for a juvenile lifer and ordering…
India Legal
When Justice Overreaches the Law
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Supreme Court’s decision in Kiran vs State of Karnataka marks another crucial reaffirmation of Indian sentencing jurisprudence—specifically, the limits of a sessions court’s power…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Revocation of Supervised Release-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to receipt of child pornography and the revocation of his supervised release, challenging the substantive reasonableness of the sentence. Defendant also…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Case Summaries: Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 12, 2025)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on December 12, 2025. Resentencing hearings are de novo unless otherwise limited by the mandate…
San Francisco Criminal Lawyer Blog
A habeas petition is not necessary obtain correction of an unauthorized sentence
People v. Cervantes (2025) 115 Cal.App.5th 825 [338 Cal.Rptr.3d 309], as modified on denial of reh’g (Nov. 24, 2025) Summary: Cervantes filed a motion for “rehearing” of denial of a…
Zalma on Insurance
Convicted Insurance Fraud Sentence Stands
By Barry Zalma
When You Do the Crime You Must Do the Time Post 5224 See the video at https://rumble.com/v71d916-convicted-insurance-fraud-sentence-stands.html and at https://youtu.be/mKGngBRkh6o When a Person is Convicted of a Crime The Hardship…
Criminal
Surprising(?) outcomes in two high-profile federal sentencings
I previewed the two notable federal sentencings in this post, and here are links to press accounts of the outcomes: From NPR: "Sean Combs sentenced to over four years in…