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Sentencing
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Criminal
Lots of notable front page sentencing issues in next week’s sentencing of Backpage
I have not closely followed the legal sagas that have surrounded the website Backpage, which was the huge classified advertising website shut down and seized by federal law enforcement in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Disparities in Sentencing: Creating a "Benchcard" on Brain Development to Incorporate Neuroscience Research"
The title of this post is the title of this new article posted to SSRN authored by Stevie Leahy. Here is its abstract: This article explores the disparities in juvenile…
Criminal
You be the federal judge: what sentence for former US Rep George Santos after his plea to fraud and identity theft?
The remearkable saga of former US Congressman George Santos closed one chapter in the same manner as many federal criminal prosecutions, namely with a guilty plea to a few of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases updated "Compassionate Release" data report
I flagged in this recent post the US Sentencing Commission's latest release of new sets of its terrific "Quick Facts" publications with updates drawing on the USSC's full fiscal year…
Zalma on Insurance
Representing Yourself is Foolish
By Barry Zalma
Convicted Felon Incompetently Seeks Shortened Sentence in Pro Se Pleading Post 4856 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v5b6zr0-representing-yourself-is-foolish.html and at https://youtu.be/dKHGv4OASIM Rameeza S. Chowdhury (“Chowdhury”) appealed as her own attorney…
Criminal
Former Prez Trump’s lawyers move to “adjourn any sentencing” following his NY convictions “until after the 2024 Presidential election”
As reported here in The Hill, "Former President Trump asked the New York judge who oversaw his recent criminal trial to delay his sentencing until after November’s presidential election." Here…
Health Law Prof Blog
How Neuroscience Can Improve the Sentencing of Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Colleen M. Berryessa (Rutgers University), Carolina R. Caliman (Rutgers University), How Neuroscience Can Improve the Sentencing of Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2024):Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face a…
The Right Coast
Mikey Williams: Star basketball player sentenced after shooting at his home in Jamul
They took an understanding. They wanted to look at it to understand who Mikey Williams is, who he was before this incident, the types of things he s done and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Truth in Sentencing, Incentives and Recidivism"
The title of this post is the title of this notable recent empirical paper authored by David Macdonald available via SSRN. (Hat tip to this recent episode of the podcast…
Criminal
“Still Cruel and Unusual: Extreme Sentences for Youth and Emerging Adults”
The title of this post is the title of this new Sentencing Project report authored by Ashley Nellis and Devyn Brown. The short report starts this way:A wave of reforms…