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Sentencing
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The Right Coast
Dentist who extracted tooth on hoverboard gets 12 years
An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient s tooth while riding on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for that stunt and other wheel-y bad crimes.Seth…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
District Court That Defied Sixth Circuit to Reverse Criminal Sentence a Second Time Gets Fired from Case
In United States v. Schrank, No. 19-5903 (6th Cir. Sept. 14, 2020), the Sixth Circuit sets aside a criminal sentence for a second time, and remands for sentencing before a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A timely reminder that the war on drugs, and even the war on marijuana, is not anywhere close to over
Just last night I flagged here a new article by Michael Vitiello about the "war on drugs" and extreme sentences for drug crimes. And this morning I saw this news…
Criminal
“The War on Drugs: Moral Panic and Excessive Sentences”
The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN and authored by Michael Vitiello. Here is its abstract:The United States’ War on Drugs…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Eighth Circuit Finds That Judge Who Opined from Bench That the Federal Criminal Justice System “Sucks” and Is “Really Harsh” Tainted Proceedings and Necessitates Resentencing
It is a hard rule that a judge “must not participate in [plea] discussions,” Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(c)(1). In United States v. Harrison, No. 19-2234 (8th Cir. Sept. 10,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ugly details from federal defenders' latest fact sheet on COVID-19 and federal detention
Sentencing Resource Counsel for the Federal Public Community Defenders has just released this new two-page fact sheet dense with information and links on "The COVID-19 Crisis in Federal Detention." I…
Criminal
“Judicial Disparity, Deviation, and Departures from Sentencing Guidelines: The Case of Hong Kong”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article appearing in the latest issue of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies authored by Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng,…
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
Do I Have a Case for Appealing My Criminal Sentence?
By GRGB Lawyers
By Attorney Brianna Meyer A conviction for a criminal offense does not have to mean the end of your pursuit of justice, especially if you believe that the court erred…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
How Have Justices Theis and Neville Voted in Criminal Sentencing Cases?
By Kirk Jenkins
Since joining the Supreme Court, Justice Theis has participated in 33 criminal sentencing cases. She has voted for defendants’ position 12 times and against defendants in 21 cases. From 2010…
California Supreme Court Review
How Have Justices Kruger and Groban Voted in Criminal Sentencing Cases?
By Kirk Jenkins
Justice Kruger has participated in 35 criminal sentencing cases since joining the Court. She has voted for defendants in 15 of those cases and against defendants 20 times. Ten of…