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Major on Dignity and the Bissonnette Decison
Blair Major (TRU Faculty of Law) has posted The Puzzle and Promise of Human Dignity: R v Bissonnette (Constitutional Forum, Volume 33, No. 1, (2024). Pp. 49-66) on SSRN. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS struggles with supervised release revocation reasons in <em>Esteras</em> oral argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Esteras v. US, No. 23-7483, which is one of a number of federal statutory interpretation criminal cases on the SCOTUS docket this Term. And…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of news and new data from the US Sentencing Commission
While there seems to be lots of uncertainty in lots of federal executive agencies these days (including at the federal Bureau of Prisons as noted here and here), the one…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Catching up with some roundng up of sentencing news and commentary
For a host of reasons, I have already concluded that it is essentially impossible for me to keep up with, let alone blog about, all the notable and newsy criminal…
Criminal
You be the judge: what federal sentence for prominent elderly state legislator convicted on 10 of 23 corruption counts?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this lengthy Chicago Tribune article reporting on the results of a lengthy trial and jury deliberation under the headline…
Criminal
“The Crime Victims’ Rights Movement: Historical Foundations, Modern Ascendancy, and Future Aspirations”
The title of this post is the title of this new talk/paper authored by Paul Cassell available now via SSRN. Here is its abstract:This article, which serves as the keynote…
Criminal
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter gets (within-guideline) sentence of 57 months
In this post a few weeks ago, titled "You be the umpire: what sentence for Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter?," I inquired what folks thought should be the federal sentence for Ippei…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Truth and Deception in Criminal Sentencing"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Paul Robinson and Hugh Rennie now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: News accounts routinely…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida appeals judge flags Sixth Amendment problem in judicial application of prison releasee reoffender statute
A helpful reader flagged an interesting concurring opinion in a case from Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals which showcases a potental state echo from the Supreme Court's recent Sixth…
Criminal
Former Senator Bob Menendez given (below guidelines range) sentence of 11 years in prison
As reported in this CNN piece, "[f]ormer New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges after…