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Sentencing
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A Lawyer Writes
Unduly lenient?
The attorney general is considering whether to refer the sentencing of Vickrum Singh Digwa, 23, to the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment with a…
SCOV Law
Second Half o’ May
If you can tell me the character Nick Offerman is portraying in this meme, you'll win a prize. By Andy DelaneyThis post's title derives from its predecessor post. When we go uninspired, we do…
Federal Defenders of New York Blog
Sentencing court cannot accept a police report at face value but must assess its specific indicia of reliability; and cannot consider third-party misconduct unrelated to the defendant as “context.”
United States v. Dralle, No. 24-2424 (2d Cir. May 12, 2026) (Bianco, joined by Robinson; Sullivan dissenting). On plain-error review, the Second Circuit vacated Chase Dralle’s 30-month sentence for receipt…
Legal History Blog
Reynolds on the Federal Judiciary and Prison Administrators
By Dan Ernst
Con Reynolds, Counsel to the Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, has posted The Original Role of Article III in Federal Imprisonment. The article is forthcoming in the University of Pennsylvania Law…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Gov. Evers’ commutations order has potential, but questions exist on what can be accomplished in less than a year
By Wisconsin Justice Initiative
By Alexandria Staubach Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order last month restoring a formal commutations process for the first time since Wisconsin enacted its Truth in Sentencing law in…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Precision in Agreed-Upon Sentences
Some guilty pleas are “open,” where the defendant pleads guilty to agreed-upon charges without any promises from the State about the ultimate sentence. Other pleas include an arrangement as to…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
ENSURING JUSTICE BEFORE JUDGEMENT: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DEATH PENALTY SENTENCING
INTRODUCTION In Aman Singh & Anr. v. State of Bihar 2026 INSC 424, (decided on 27 April 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta…
The Justice Gap
PROOF magazine: Ghosts in the System
By Fran Robertson, Jemma Gander
Filmmakers Jemma Gander and Fran Robertson have been following the case of a man protesting his indeterminate prison sentence. What they found was a fragile prisoner, Joe Outlaw, putting the…
India Legal
Madras High Court commutes death sentence of man convicted for raping minor daughter
The Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for repeated sexual assault of his minor daughter, observing that keeping the convict alive to endure a…
Hawaii Legal News
Another botched attempt to impose consecutive sentences.
By Unknown
State v. Bunag (HSC April 26, 2026). Alden Bunag was a substitute teacher for thirteen months. In that time, he sexually assaulted a child, recorded it, and shared it in…