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Sentencing Law and Policy
What happens now afterBlakely?
Main June 26, 2004What happens now after Blakely? I am extremely curious --- and would be eager to hear from prosecutors, defense atorneys or judges --- how sentencings are being…
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Sentencing Guidelines are dead! Long live Sentencing Guidelines!
Main June 25, 2004Sentencing Guidelines are dead! Long live Sentencing Guidelines!The Supreme Court's decision in Blakely seems to mean that the standard operating procedures for most sentencing guideline systems ---…
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Schriro. . . back to reality
Main June 24, 2004Schriro . . . back to realityUnsurprisingly, the Supreme Court today handed down Schriro v. Summerlin, concerning the retroactive application of the Ring / Apprendi rule, on…
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Blakely….. WOW!!
Main June 24, 2004Blakely..... WOW!!The Supreme Court handed down Blakely v. Washington this morning, and the only word that summarizes the ruling is WOW. Here is a link to all…
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ABA Kenndy Commission report
Main June 23, 2004ABA Kenndy Commission reportAfter a nearly yearlong review of U.S. prison and correctional systems, the ABA's Justice Kennedy Commission has completed its work and today presented its…
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Chief Judge William Young’s Magnum Opus Declaring Federal Guidelines Unconstitutional
Main June 22, 2004Chief Judge William Young's Magnum Opus Declaring Federal Guidelines UnconstitutionalApparently we did not have to wait for the Supreme Court to rule in Blakely to have a…
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Sentencing in Alabama
Main June 21, 2004Sentencing in AlabamaFor another interesting and important document concerning state sentencing systems, here is the recently released 2004 Annual Report of Alabama Sentencing Commission, which outlines the…
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Sentencing in Oklahoma
Main June 20, 2004Sentencing in OklahomaContinuing the effort to spotlight interesting research and policy analysis in state sentencing systems, here are a few very interesing documents coming from Oklahoma earlier…
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Disparity Study from Alaska
Main June 19, 2004Disparity Study from AlaskaThere is an amazing amount of amazing research on state criminal justice and sentencing systems which get little national attention. In a series of…
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Blakely Blockbuster?
Main June 18, 2004Blakely Blockbuster?With at most only a few weeks before the end of the term, the Supreme Court's still has not handed down a decision in Blakely v.…