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Sentencing
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Yes, Driving the Getaway Car Is a Crime
So reports the Chicago Tribune: Getaway driver in Hadiya Pendleton slaying sentenced to 42 years in prison Cleopatra Cowley spoke at the sentencing hearing of the final defendant convicted in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First Jan 6 rioter to be sentenced on felony charges gets (below-guideline) sentence of eight months in federal prison
As noted in this preview post on Friday, this morning was the scheduled sentencing day for Paul Allard Hodgkins, who carried a Trump flag into the well of the Senate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
NIJ releases new publication with "Guidelines for Post-Sentencing Risk Assessment"
Via this webpage, headed "Redesigning Risk and Need Assessment in Corrections," the National Institute of Justice discusses its notable new publication titled "Guidelines for Post-Sentencing Risk Assessment." Here is how…
Criminal
First Jan 6 rioter to be sentenced on felony charges gets (below-guideline) sentence of eight months in federal prison
As noted in this preview post on Friday, this morning was the scheduled sentencing day for Paul Allard Hodgkins, who carried a Trump flag into the well of the Senate…
On Point
Court didn’t rely on inaccurate info at sentencing and wasn’t biased
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
State v. Alexandrea C.E. Throndson, 2020AP1081-CR, District 4, 7/15/21 (not recommended for publication); case activity (including briefs) Throndson raises two due process challenges to her sentencing: that the judge relied on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New fact sheets from Sentencing Project on disparities in youth incarceration
Via email this morning, I received details and links about notable new data assembled by The Sentencing Project. Here is the heart of the email: Profound racial and ethnic disparities…
Criminal
Joe Exotic (of “Tiger King” fame) prevails on technical guideline issue to secure resentencing on Tenth Circuit appeal
It seems like a very long time ago that everyone was talking about Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. The must-see Netflix documentary "Tiger King" about their ugly rivalry dropped just…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting (but unclear) local report on federal sentencings in NYC impacted by COVID realities
The New York Daily News has this interesting (but less-than-clear) article discussing some federal sentencing issues under the headline "Brutal conditions in NYC jails during COVID pandemic caused federal judges…
Criminal
Interesting (but unclear) local report on federal sentencings in NYC impacted by COVID realities
The New York Daily News has this interesting (but less-than-clear) article discussing some federal sentencing issues under the headline "Brutal conditions in NYC jails during COVID pandemic caused federal judges…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AGAIN: You be the judge: what sentence for Michael Avenatti (and do the guidelines merit any respect)?
UP AGAIN: I posted this discussion of a notable scheduled sentencing last month just before Michael Avenatti secured a short postponement. This new Wall Street Journal article, headlined "Michael Avenatti…