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So very excited for “Frankel at 50: A Half-Century’s Perspective on <em>Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order</em>“
I am so very pleased and excited to start blogging about a day-long program that I have helped put together for next month that should be a "must-see" activity for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
So very excited for "Frankel at 50: A Half-Century’s Perspective on <em>Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order</em>"
I am so very pleased and excited to start blogging about a day-long program that I have helped put together for next month that should be a "must-see" activity for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
When are character letters NOT helpful in a fraud sentencing? When they are fraudulent.
In various posts in this space and elsewhere, one sometimes sees debates over the impact and import of submitting an array of character letters on behalf of a defendant facing…
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When are character letters NOT helpful in a fraud sentencing? When they are fraudulent.
In various posts in this space and elsewhere, one sometimes sees debates over the impact and import of submitting an array of character letters on behalf of a defendant facing…
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Convicted of felony murder as teen for police killing during burglary, LaKeith Smith gets sentence reduced to “only” 30 years in Alabama
A felony murder case from Alabama received some national media attention as a resentencing proceeding approached this week. That resentencing and its context are covered in this AP article headlined…
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New Mexico seemingly poised to be latest state to elimination juvenile LWOP (after new press report about lost juve LWOPers)
This local press piece, headlined "Proposal to end juvenile life sentences in New Mexico on its way to governor," reports on notable new legislative developments in Land of Enchantment. Here…
Simple Justice
DoJ Opposes Ending “Acquitted Conduct Sentencing”
It’s one of those things that people never expected and can’t imagine how it could be possible, constitutional. It’s not just that it offends our sense of fairness, but it…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Highlighting the continuing challenges of calculating FIRST STEP Act earned time credits
At Forbes, Walter Pavlo has this new piece, headlined "The Bureau Of Prisons Evolving Calculation Of First Step Act," on the continuing challenges of applying a key aspect of prison…
Sentencing Law and Policy
DOJ testimony to Sentencing Commission on acquitted conduct sentencing generates notable responses
A few weeks ago, the Justice Department testified to the US Sentencing Commission that is was generally against efforts to amend the guidelines to significantly curtail the consideration of acquitted…