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Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Michigan Supreme Court rejects Sixth Amendment challenge to state’s new juve LWOP statute
Main June 21, 2018Split Michigan Supreme Court rejects Sixth Amendment challenge to state's new juve LWOP statuteRuling 4-2, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a lengthy opinion yesterday upholding the procedures…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Second Circuit panel reverses lengthy child porn sentence for second time; dissent notes “sentence is barbaric without being all that unusual”
Main June 20, 2018Split Second Circuit panel reverses lengthy child porn sentence for second time; dissent notes "sentence is barbaric without being all that unusual"I do not tend to blog…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUSblog reviews of SCOTUS work inRosales-MirelesandChavez-Meza
Main June 19, 2018SCOTUSblog reviews of SCOTUS work in Rosales-Mireles and Chavez-MezaWhen I get some more time to re-read the opinions and to think more about their possible echoes, I…
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SCOTUS Term: Chavez-Mesa and Sentencing Appeals
Main Tuesday, June 19, 2018SCOTUS Term: Chavez-Mesa and Sentencing AppealsYesterday, Supreme Court decided another federal sentencing case, Chavez-Meza v. United States. In 2013, the defendant pleaded guilty to possession of…
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Attorney General Sessions laments state recidivism data and impact ofJohnsonACCA ruling
Main June 18, 2018Attorney General Sessions laments state recidivism data and impact of Johnson ACCA rulingAttorney General Jeff Sessions today delivered these remarks to the National Sheriffs' Association Annual Conference,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split SCOTUS outcomes for federal defendants: a plain error win inRosales-Mirelesand an explanation loss inChavez-Meza
Main June 18, 2018Split SCOTUS outcomes for federal defendants: a plain error win in Rosales-Mireles and an explanation loss in Chavez-MezaThe Supreme Court has handed down this morning its last…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Any predictions on sentencing day for Senator Rand Paul’s attacker? UPDATE: Boucher got 30 days in jail and 100 hours community service
Main June 15, 2018Any predictions on sentencing day for Senator Rand Paul's attacker? UPDATE: Boucher got 30 days in jail and 100 hours community serviceFriday finally brings judgment day for…
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Sixth Circuit panel struggles to figure out Tennessee law to assessMillerchallenge in high-profile case
Main June 14, 2018Sixth Circuit panel struggles to figure out Tennessee law to assess Miller challenge in high-profile caseAs reported in this local article, headlined "While considering Cyntoia Brown's case,…
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“Kim Kardashian West pushes White House for more drug sentence commutations”
Main June 14, 2018"Kim Kardashian West pushes White House for more drug sentence commutations"Because the Supreme Court decided this morning not to decided any of the five remaining criminal law…
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Lamenting the ripples of Judge Persky’s recall
Main June 14, 2018Lamenting the ripples of Judge Persky's recallJohn Pfaff has authored this recent Washington Post commentary under the full headline "California ousts an elected judge. Everybody loses. The…