Topic
Sentencing
11,935 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
You be the judge: what state sentence for "Rust" movie armorer convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting
As detailed in this AP article, state sentencing in a high-profile "Hollywood" case is now scheduled for next month. I am interested to hear what folks might consider the appropriate…
Other
You be the judge: what state sentence for “Rust” movie armorer convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting
As detailed in this AP article, state sentencing in a high-profile "Hollywood" case is now scheduled for next month. I am interested to hear what folks might consider the appropriate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Latest issue of <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> now (freely) available
This new latest issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter includes a number of pieces on alternatives to incarceration, which I have described as a topic that seems at once forgotten…
Appellate and Supreme Court
On <em>Pulsifer</em> watch again after SCOTUS indicates opinions are coming to close this week.
Regular readers likely recall that I have been watching closely the Supreme Court sentencing case of Pulsifer v. United States, a statutory interpretation matter dealing with a (too) complicated sentencing…
Criminal
Some recent press coverage and broader chatter about US Sentencing Commission’s acquitted conduct work
As highlighted in recent posts here and here and here, the US Sentencing Commission conducted two full days of hearings this past week to receive testimony in response to its…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some notable developments and commentary on Sam Bankman-Fried's coming sentencing
Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to be sentenced three weeks from today, and his sentencing memo filed last week has already generated considerable comments (some covered here). As we await the…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Some notable developments and commentary on Sam Bankman-Fried’s coming sentencing
Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to be sentenced three weeks from today, and his sentencing memo filed last week has already generated considerable comments (some covered here). As we await the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
USSC hearings on acquitted conduct: the devilish details amid a fundamental criminal process debate
I was only able to listen to some of the 4+ hours of testimony and discussion today about acquitted conduct sentencing at the US Sentencing Commission, which is only on…
Criminal
USSC hearings on acquitted conduct: the devilish details amid a fundamental criminal process debate
I was only able to listen to some of the 4+ hours of testimony and discussion today about acquitted conduct sentencing at the US Sentencing Commission, which is only on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of sentencing pieces in latest issue of the <em>Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law</em>
I was pleased to see that the most recent issue of Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, which includes papers from a symposium last year covering sentencing topics, is now…