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Criminal
Some notable SCOTUS sentencing stories from the relist watch
After an extended hiatus, the Supreme Court gets back in action next week. In turn, John Elwood is back to keeping up with the cert pool through his terrific SCOTUSblog…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Vera Institute of Justice presents "A New Paradigm for Sentencing in the United States"
I am very pleased to see the official publication of this very interesting new report authored by Marta Nelson, Samuel Feineh and Maris Mapolski of the Vera Institute of Justice.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Covering at "The Soapbox" some legal issues getting various folks in a lather
At "The Soapbox" section of The New Republic, Matt Ford has some recent coverage of a couple of hot legal issues that I have also been giving considerable attention. Here…
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Covering at “The Soapbox” some legal issues getting various folks in a lather
At "The Soapbox" section of The New Republic, Matt Ford has some recent coverage of a couple of hot legal issues that I have also been giving considerable attention. Here…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Guilty plea, remorse enough to reduce first-time offender’s sentence: Alberta Court of Appeal
Plea was not made in the early stages of the trial
Sentencing Law and Policy
Pre-gaming the State of the Union with a few White House Fact Sheets talking a bit about crimes and punishment
I may not get a chance to watch Prez Biden's State of the Union address tonight, and I am not really expecting it will cover any big sentencing issues (or…
Criminal
Federal judge gives cocaine trafficker time served … and a requirement that she complete her JD program
Here is another notable sentencing story that might keep the comments buzzing This one comes from the ABA Journal under the headline "Federal sentence includes law school, and attorneys wonder…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Only three weeks now to US Sentencing Commission's first public hearing on its proposed guideline amendments
My long-standard status as a sentencing nerd is surely be debate, but I can make the case again when I admit that I got more than a bit giddy upon…
Sentencing Law and Policy
If you never tire of acquitted conduct talk, here is a podcast episode for you
In this post from the summer, I highlighted the great new podcast created by Doug Passon, a defense attorney and documentary filmmaker, called "Set for Sentencing." Doug continues to produce a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Effective coverage of compassionate release challenges at the state level
Since the First Step Act made it much easier for federal prisoners to get their motions for sentence reductions before judges, discussion and debate (and litigation) over the federal approach…