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Sentencing
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Grand Jury Target
Sentencing Letters Matter When Your Client’s “Very Future Hangs in the Balance”
By Sara Kropf When about 98% of federal criminal cases end with a plea bargain, the sentencing process plays a much larger role in a white-collar defense lawyers’ practice than…
Criminal
Does Justice Gorsuch’s praise for juries suggest he would be a vote against acquitted conduct sentencing?
The question in the title of this post flows from the notable comments made by Justice Gorsuch in today's Supreme Court oral argument in McElrath v. Georgia. The full argument…
Criminal
A mid-holiday weekend round-up of various sentencing opinions
I am taking much of the holiday weekend off from blogging (which may make many thankful). And that provides an excuse to keep up a bit by rounding-up here some…
Law Times News
Court reduces sentence because Crown admitted disputed facts in guilty plea while accused absconded
Appeal court highlights importance of counsel clarifying facts before entering plea
Banking, Finance and Securities
Some early chatter and speculation about Sam Bankman-Fried’s coming federal sentencing
A lot of folks had a lot of interesting comments in response to my first post about the future sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried following his conviction on all seven federal…
Criminal
US Solicitor General supports SCOTUS review and application of Sixth Amendment rights for key issue for applying Armed Career Criminal Act
A helpful reader made sure I saw a notable Supreme Court filing by the United States in response to a cert petition in an Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) case.…
Criminal
“How Victim Impact Statements Promote Justice: Evidence from the Content of Statements Delivered in Larry Nassar’s Sentencing”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper now available via SSRN and authored by Paul Cassell and Edna Erez. Here is its abstract:Whether crime…
Criminal
“Justice by Algorithm: The Limits of AI in Criminal Sentencing”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Isaac Taylor just published online for the journal Criminal Justice Ethics. Here is its abstract:Criminal justice…
Criminal
Upon new review, split Ohio Supreme Court now upholds 65-year (functional life) prison term for woman who stole from nursing homes
As reported in this local article, the "Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday in a split decision upheld the 65-year sentence − a new ruling that unravels a previous decision by…
Criminal
Some long reads for a long weekend
I am on the road for (even longer than) a long weekend, but I can still provide some links to some long reads in the criminal justice and sentencing space:From…