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Sentencing
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Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Was Reffitt’s “Trial Tax” Too High?
He went to trial. He was sentenced. And his sentence, 87 months, was on the low end of the guidelines, and far below the sentenced sought by the government, which…
Bickerton Law Blog
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon requests delay in serving sentence. Is that normal?
Bickerton Law Blog | An in-depth look at law news with legal analysis by Bickerton Law. New articles every Monday and Thursday. byBickerton Law Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has…
The Faculty Lounge
CFP: Industrial Prison Complex System
This just in: The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy is pleased to announce its Call for Papers for our upcoming symposium on the Industrial Prison Complex System.…
Zalma on Insurance
Cumulative Acts of Fraud Requires Jail
By Barry Zalma
Multiple Felonies Require Consecutive and Cumulative Sentences Donna Dupree, appealed from her three-year sentence for retail theft of property with a total value of more than $300. In its discretion,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Cruel and Unusual Youth Confinement"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Cara Drinan and now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: In a series of…
On Point
SCOW okays sending message to Amish, notes sentencing law may need clarification
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
State v. Westley D. Whitaker, 2020AP29-CR, 2022WI 54, 7/5/22, affirming a publisher court of appeals opinion, 2021 WI App 17; case activity (including briefs) As a teenager, Whitaker repeatedly sexually…
Canna Law Blog
Brutality: Allen Russell’s Life Sentence Without Parole Affirmed
By Jesse Mondry
In May 2021, we wrote about the injustice of the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirming a life sentence without eligibility for probation or parole in the case of Allen Russell.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Couple of choice <em>Concepcion</em> commentaries
The Supreme Court's work in Concepcion v. US, No. 20-1650 (S. Ct. June 27, 2022) (available here), is an important sentencing precedent that is sure to be overshadowed by this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New podcast for all sentencing fans (and especially defense attorneys)
I am pleased to be able to post about a great new podcast created by Doug Passon, a defense attorney and documentary filmmaker, who I have had the pleasure to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Supreme Court officially swaps one former US Sentencing Commissioner for another
There is, of course, much more to say about today's historic transition in Supreme Court personnel than what I have flagged in my post title. But, as one ever keen…