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Sentencing Law and Policy
Bill Cosby gets 3 to 10 years of state imprisonment with no bail pending appeal
Main September 25, 2018Bill Cosby gets 3 to 10 years of state imprisonment with no bail pending appealAs reported in this USA Today article, headlined "Bill Cosby sentenced to three…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The latest controversy over a lenient sentence involving sexual assault comes from Alaska
Main September 24, 2018The latest controversy over a lenient sentence involving sexual assault comes from AlaskaThis lengthy new Washington Post article provides a detailed review of a lenient Alaska sentencing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Details on not yet complete sentencing of Bill Cosby
Main September 24, 2018Details on not yet complete sentencing of Bill Cosby The sentencing of Bill Cosby following his conviction on three state charges in Pennsylvania got started today, but…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases new report on application of mandatory minimum penalties specific to federal identity theft offenses
Main September 24, 2018US Sentencing Commission releases new report on application of mandatory minimum penalties specific to federal identity theft offensesVia email, I learned that the US Sentencing Commission has…
Sentencing Law and Policy
So much great content and commentary at “The Appeal”
Main September 21, 2018So much great content and commentary at "The Appeal"I noted in this post a few months ago a "renamed, revamped, and relaunched criminal justice publication: The Appeal"…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Will Bill Cosby’s Trip From America’s Dad to Sex Offender End in Prison?”
Main September 20, 2018"Will Bill Cosby’s Trip From America’s Dad to Sex Offender End in Prison?"The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy New York Times review…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“A Way Out: Abolishing Death By Incarceration in Pennsylvania”
Main September 19, 2018"A Way Out: Abolishing Death By Incarceration in Pennsylvania"The title of this post is the title of this lengthy new report released this week by the Abolitionist…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Paul Manafort’s DC plea agreement has a calculated guideline range of 17.5 to 22 years (though he can only get 10)
Main September 17, 2018Paul Manafort's DC plea agreement has a calculated guideline range of 17.5 to 22 years (though he can only get 10)In this post last year following the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making the case for a bill to end juve LWOP in the federal system
Main September 16, 2018Making the case for a bill to end juve LWOP in the federal systemMarc Levin and Jody Kent Lavy have this new commentary in The Hill under…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“A Defense of Modern Risk-Based Sentencing”
Main September 16, 2018"A Defense of Modern Risk-Based Sentencing"The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Christopher Slobogin now available via SSRN. Here is…