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Sentencing
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Religion Clause
5th Circuit: Evidence of Defendant’s Affiliation with Satanism Was Relevant in Sentencing Phase of Murder Trial
In Davis v. Guerrero, (5th Cir., June 25, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence imposed on Irving Davis who was convicted of raping and…
The Justice Gap
Sentence of Henry Nowak’s killer referred to Court of Appeal
By Jackson Keen
The sentence imposed on Vickrum Digwa for the murder of university student Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Digwa, 23,…
The Justice Gap
Fordingbridge case heads to Court of Appeal after ‘knife-point’ claim correction
Next month the Court of Appeal will review the non-custodial sentences given to three boys convicted of serious sexual offences against two girls in Hampshire, after newly published sentencing remarks…
SCOV Law
Sentencing and Coyotes, Somehow
Eventually the coyote sabotages himself.By: Elizabeth KruskaThere were four opinions this week, so we here at HQ decided to split them. Delaney did two, I’m doing two, and this all…
SCOV Law
Ramifications of Responsibility
By Andy DelaneyOne of the first things we learn as hatchling lawyers is that relabeling an argument, while tempting, rarely leads to a different result. I'm covering one of the opinions…
A Lawyer Writes
Protecting the judges
Individual judges are receiving “death threats and more”, the lady chief justice of England and Wales, said yesterday. Giving evidence to the House of Lords constitution committee, Baroness Carr of…
The Justice Gap
Paul Quinn sentenced to 24 years for ‘evil’ crime Malkinson went down for
The man found guilty for the shocking rape that saw Andrew Malkinson wrongfully convicted has been sentenced. Paul Quinn avoided justice for the attack for 23 years, 17 of which…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Do I Qualify for Compassionate Release When the Law Changes?
Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Disparities Cannot Justify Early Release for Pre-First Step Act Prisoners Whenever Congress changes the laws and regulations around what kind of sentences should be handed down…
A Lawyer Writes
Judge’s reasons published
More details have emerged of why two teenage boys convicted of raping two young girls at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, were given non-custodial sentences by Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Client Punches Attorney
Criminal law is challenging. The lawyer must fight with the District Attorney, and sometimes with his own client. Everything reaches a climax with the sentencing hearing. That is when a…