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Sentencing
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Criminal
Split Fourth Circuit panel reverses denial of sentence reduction motion and orders 20-year reduction based on stacked § 924(c)
A helpful reader made sure that I did not miss a notable Fourth Circuit ruling today in US v. Brown, No. 21-7752 (4th Cir. Aug. 16, 2023) (available here). The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Finding broader Eighth Amendment echoes from Fifth Circuit's ruling that lifetime felon disenfranchisement is unconstitutional
It has been quite an interesting month for interesting Fifth Circuit opinions, and I am still hoping to find some time to comment on the Circuit's split panel ruling last…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How many of the "171 Easy Mitigating Factors" might former Prez Trump argue at a federal sentencing?
Some recent posts related to former Prez Trump's legal woes are generating lots of comments; in one thread, one comment stated that it is "probably malpractice for a defense lawyer…
Criminal
How many of the “171 Easy Mitigating Factors” might former Prez Trump argue at a federal sentencing?
Some recent posts related to former Prez Trump's legal woes are generating lots of comments; in one thread, one comment stated that it is "probably malpractice for a defense lawyer…
Other
After another federal indictment, another set of federal sentencing issues for former Prez Trump
It is barely 48 hours since former Prez Donald Trump was formally indicted on four new federal charges and only a few hours since his "not guilty" plea. But, as…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another weekend round-up of all sorts of sentencing and punishment stories and commentaries
Another busy week means another really long list of press articles and commentary that caught my eye as blogworthy and yet that I did not find time to blog about. …
Other
Another weekend round-up of all sorts of sentencing and punishment stories and commentaries
Another busy week means another really long list of press articles and commentary that caught my eye as blogworthy and yet that I did not find time to blog about. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Terror and Tenderness in Criminal Law"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Eve Hanan now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The criminal legal system is at…
Other
Honored to be participating in “Rewriting the Sentence II Summit”
I am quite pleased to have been invited to participate in this big sentencing conference taking place in Washington DC in a few months, titled "Rewriting the Sentence II Summit." …
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Supreme Court Must End Acquitted Conduct Sentencing"
The title of this post is the title of this new Law360 commentary authored by Alan Ellis and Mark Allenbaugh. Here are parts of how the piece starts and ends:…