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Sentencing Law and Policy
A notable judicial pitch for better sentencing data in the Buckeye State
In this post yesterday, I noted a recent commentary discussing the role of Ohio's Chief Justice in advocating against certain state sentencing reform. Today I can spotlight another kind of…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Top Ten Blog Hits of 2019
Top Ten Blog Hits of 2019 It’s year-end list time, with some perennial favorites and some newcomers this year. What Happened on Remand: Brandon Moore Given Fifty Year Sentence. Brandon…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Looking back on state criminal justice reform and significant reporting of 2019
I fear I may not find time to do a full "2019 blog in review" post in the coming days, though I hope to soon do a post noting some…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Second Circuit panel finds 17-year (way-below-guideline) prison sentence in terrorism case substantively unreasonable
On Friday, the Second Circuit released a notable sentencing opinion in US v. Mumuni, No. 18‐1604 (2d Cir. Dec. 27, 2019) (available here). The start of the panel's majority opinion…
SCOV Law
Withdrawn
A cool photo that has nothing to do withwithdrawing a guilty plea. State v. Stewart Criminal cases can be resolved in a number of ways. A defendant could choose to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans”
The title of this post is the title of this new empirical paper authored by Megan Stevenson and Jennifer Doleac. Here is its abstract: We evaluate the impacts of adopting…
Illinois Post-Conviction Blog
Ill. Sup. Ct. holds that State’s motion to reconsider sentence could not be heard after defendant filed notice of appeal
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Abdullah, 2019 IL 123492 appealed the trial court’s order denying his petition for relief from judgement pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing two notable SCOTUS sentencing oral arguments finishing up the 2019 calendar
I flagged here a few days ago the SCOTUSblog argument previews before SCOTUS talked to counsel Tuesday in Holguin-Hernandez v. U.S., No. 18-7739 and Wednesday in McKinney v. Arizona, No. 18-1109. The SCOTUSblog folks…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sentencing recommendation for Rick Gates highlights what a difference a guilty plea and lots of cooperation can make
All federal practitioners know, and all federal defendants should know, that what a defendant actually did can often matter a lot less in the sentencing process than whether that defendant…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit panel finds error where district court “improperly relied on [defendant’s] bare arrest record in determining his sentence”
I just saw the Third Circuit panel ruling from late last week in US v. Mitchell, No. 17-1095 (3d Cir. Dec. 5, 2019) (available here), which makes a strong statement…