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Sentencing Law and Policy
Round three of sentencing in high-profile New Jersey deadly drunk driving case still provides no closure
Last year, I flagged in this post the notable appellate ups and downs surrounding the sentencing and resentencing of actress Amy Locane following her conviction for killing a 60-year-old woman…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Walking Humbly With Manafort (Update)
Few things are as universally misreported as federal sentencing, both because it’s hard to grasp and it involves math. Consequently, the Special Counsel’s sentencing memo regarding Paul Manafort has been…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Special Counsel’s office files sentencing memorandum for Paul Manafort seemingly supporting guideline range of 235 to 293 months’ imprisonment
As reported in this Politico article, headlined "Mueller: Manafort deserves 19.5 to 24.5 years in prison for Virginia convictions, Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed this submission "to address the sentencing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Illinois prosecutors appealing 81-month sentence given to former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke for murder of Laquan McDonald
In the federal system, sentencing appeals brought by prosecutors are relatively rare but not always exceptional. My sense is that prosecutorial appeals of sentences are even rarer in most state…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making sure we do not lose sight of the “American epidemic of overly long prison sentences”
Late last week, Judge Morris Hoffman penned this notable Wall Street Journal essay headlined "A Judge on the Injustice of America’s Extreme Prison Sentences: The duty to punish criminals comes…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Jerry Sandusky convictions affirmed on appeal, but resentencing ordered (on a <em>Blakely</em>/<em>Alleyne</em> issue, it seems)
This USA Today article, headlined "Court rules Jerry Sandusky should be resentenced after turning down his appeal," reports on the result of a high-profile (and lengthy) intermediate state-court ruling. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)’s Undervalued Sentencing Command: Providing a Federal Criminal Defendant with Rehabilitation, Training, and Treatment in ‘the Most Effective Manner'”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new (and very timely) article authored by Erica Zunkel now available in the Notre Dame Journal of International &…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Matthew Charles, released thanks to the FIRST STEP Act, provides view of next steps for criminal justice reform
Matthew Charles has this new Washington Post commentary headlined "I was released under the First Step Act. Here’s what Congress should do next." It merits a full read, and here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Timely questions on enduringly important topics via <em>The Crime Report</em>
I have praised and promoted work done over at The Crime Report for many years, and the site remains a daily must-read for criminal justice fans. And in the last…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Mass Incarceration Paradigm Shift?: Convergence in an Age of Divergence”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article just posted to SSRN and authored by Mugambi Jouet. Here is its abstract: The peculiar harshness of…