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Sentencing Law and Policy
Sentencing basics for defendants convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
This afternoon brought a jury verdict in the closely watched case involving three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. This AP story provides the context and the sentencing possibilities and…
Criminal
Sentencing basics for defendants convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
This afternoon brought a jury verdict in the closely watched case involving three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. This AP story provides the context and the sentencing possibilities and…
Criminal
Brock Turner 2.0 in New York?: privileged teen receives surprisingly lenient sentence for multiple sex offenses (and now national attention)
Because there are literally tens of thousands of state and federal sentences imposed every month, one can always find an array of notable stories of notable leniency and notable severity…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brock Turner 2.0 in New York?: privileged teen receives surprisingly lenient sentence for multiple sex offenses (and now national attention)
Because there are literally tens of thousands of state and federal sentences imposed every month, one can always find an array of notable stories of notable leniency and notable severity…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Secret Success of Federal Probationers"
The title of this post is the headline of this important recent commentary authored by Jacob Schuman over at The Crime Report. I recommend the full piece, and here are…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Appeal courts may set starting points to help lower courts decide appropriate sentences: SCC
Majority finds sentences were fit in two fentanyl wholesale drug trafficking cases
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Two Strikes and You’re in Prison Forever: Why Florida leads the nation in people serving life without chance of parole."
The title of this post is the headline of this important new reporting (and accounting) from the Marshall Project. I recommend the full piece, and here is a taste: The…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
Attorney Goldstein Obtains New Sentencing in Federal Court for Murder Defendant Sentenced to Illegal 40-Year Sentence
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney recently obtained a new sentencing hearing for a client who had been sentenced to an illegal 40-year sentence for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Resurrecting Arbitrariness"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Kathryn Miller available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: What allows judges to sentence a child…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is longest prison term for Jan 6 rioter, and a possible new benchmark, coming this week?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this recent AP article, headlined "Prosecutors seek 44 months in 1st sentence for riot violence," previewing a notable sentencing…