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Criminal
Seventh Circuit panel finds way above-guideline (stat-max) sentence to be “not sufficiently” justified
As long-time readers know, I have long been troubled be the fact that the Booker-created reasonableness standard of review has been pretty toothless as a check on extreme federal sentences.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Seventh Circuit panel finds way above-guideline (stat-max) sentence to be "not sufficiently" justified
As long-time readers know, I have long been troubled be the fact that the Booker-created reasonableness standard of review has been pretty toothless as a check on extreme federal sentences.…
Criminal
Notable new talk of (badly needed) new nominees for the US Sentencing Commission
The US Sentencing Commission has lacked a full slate of Commissioners for the entirety of Trump Administration. With only two (of seven) Commissioners in place since the start of 2019,…
Criminal Lawyer Illinois
What is a Class X felony in Illinois?
By Sami Azhari
The Class X felony is, short of first degree murder, the most serious felony offense on the books in Illinois. Upon a finding of guilt, the court cannot sentence the…
Criminal Lawyer Illinois
Illinois law on felony probation sentences
By Sami Azhari
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the law as of 2020. The principal rule in regards to felony sentencing in Illinois courts is that the judge is not…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Do others sense that SCOTUS has become particularly (and problematically?) quiet on sentencing matters?
As the Supreme Court finishes up a unique Term in the coming weeks, there is no shortage of "big" cases still to be resolved on topics ranging from abortion to…
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Do others sense that SCOTUS has become particularly (and problematically?) quiet on sentencing matters?
As the Supreme Court finishes up a unique Term in the coming weeks, there is no shortage of "big" cases still to be resolved on topics ranging from abortion to…
PrawfsBlawg
Handing Down A Sentence
Main Thursday, June 11, 2020Handing Down A SentenceBelow is one of the few recorded sentencing statements by Justice Washington. The case, United States v. Lowrey, involved three armed men who…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
New Article: Sentencing Disparities and the Dangerous Perpetuation of Racial Bias (by Prof. Jelani Jefferson Exum)
Professor Jelani Jefferson Exum has posted a new article entitled Sentencing Disparities and the Dangerous Perpetuation of Racial Bias, published in the WASHINGTON AND LEE JOURNAL OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases awesome new data tool, "Interactive Data Analyzer"
I was pleased to receive today from the US Sentencing Commission an email blaring "JUST LAUNCHED: Interactive Data Analyzer." Here is part of the text of the email: You've got…