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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Four Prosecutors on Stone Case Withdraw From Case
By Ellen Podgor
The press is reporting that three four line prosecutors have filed to withdraw from the Roger Stone case. See Matt Zapotosky, Devlin Barrett, Ann E. Marimow & Spencer S. Hsu,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rehearing petition (and guest post) in Mississippi Supreme Court case upholding 12-year prison term for mere possession of cell phone in jail
In this post earlier this month, I noted a disheartening ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court upholding 12-year prison term for mere possession of cell phone in jail. Will Bardwell,…
Illinois Post-Conviction Blog
First District holds that adult cannot rely on Miller or Proportionate Penalties Clause to argue de facto life sentence
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Handy, 2019 IL App (1st) 170213 appealed the trial court’s decision denying him leave to file a successive post-conviction petition, arguing that he met the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sixth Circuit panel declares one-day prison sentence (plus 10 years on supervised release) for large child porn possession substantively unreasonable
In a series of rulings in recent years, most notably United States v. Bistline, the Sixth Circuit has found sentences for child porn possession that lacked some significant prison time…
Death Penalty
Associated Press, New York Times: Terence Lenamon Shares His Concern Over Ramifications of Florida Supreme Court Overturning Hurst
By Reba Kennedy
Yesterday, in an article entitled "Florida Death Penalty Experts Concerned About Court Ruling," written by Tamara Lush and published by the Associated Press and shared in the New York Times, Terence…
Criminal Lawyer Illinois
What is a Class A misdemeanor in Illinois?
By Sami Azhari
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the law as of 2020. The misdemeanor sentencing structure is governed by 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55. The last change to the statute became…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases new report on “Inter-District Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices”
As reported via this USSC webpage, the US Sentencing Commission has this morning released this big new report under the full title "Inter-District Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices: Sentencing Practices…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former US Rep Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months for insider trading
As reported in this Politico piece, on Friday "former Rep. Chris Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison for an insider trading scheme that led to his arrest and…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
When Drugs and Guns Happen in the Same Case
Disorderly persons offenses and indictable offenses in New Jersey can carry heightened penalties when more than one crime is charged at the same time. When drugs and weapons allegations are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Should Judges Have to Weigh the Price Tag of Sending Someone to Prison?”
The title of this post is the title of this new Mother Jones piece with this subheadline: "A handful of reformist DAs think so. But they’re meeting plenty of resistance." …