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6 Dec 2012, 3:27 pm
If the SCOTUS decides to reverse or modify its caselaw regarding mandatory minimums it could have an impact on Conley too. [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 1:29 pm
Rolling Stone has this excellent article by Andrea Jones on the injustice resulting from mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders. [read post]
1 Dec 2016, 10:53 am
’” In its appeal from the judge’s departure from the mandatory minimum sentence in this case, “[t]he Commonwealth argue[d] that the judge lacked authority to reach this result because the mandatory minimum sentence departure authorization in §3(e) only becomes operative when the [Massachusetts Sentencing] [C]ommission’s recommended sentencing guidelines are ‘enacted into law’ by legislative vote, as mandated by… [read post]
1 Dec 2016, 10:53 am
’” In its appeal from the judge’s departure from the mandatory minimum sentence in this case, “[t]he Commonwealth argue[d] that the judge lacked authority to reach this result because the mandatory minimum sentence departure authorization in §3(e) only becomes operative when the [Massachusetts Sentencing] [C]ommission’s recommended sentencing guidelines are ‘enacted into law’ by legislative vote, as mandated by… [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 3:12 pm
Statutory mandatory minimum sentences create injustice because the sentence is determined without looking at the particular defendant. [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 6:20 am
The Thompson case shows that even a judge is powerless in minimum mandatory cases. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 1:52 pm
Jonathan Hasson and Abraham Tennenbaum (University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Centre for Criminology and University of Maryland) have posted Circumventing Mandatory Minimum Sentences Through Legal Representation – An Integrated Methods Study of Drunk Driving Violations on SSRN. [read post]
30 Jan 2018, 1:46 pm
Larry Hogan and chief county prosecutors battled the public defender’s office and the ACLU on Tuesday over his proposal to impose mandatory minimum sentences on repeat gun offenders, with law enforcement calling the measure necessary to reduce slayings and the defense saying it would usurp judicial discretion. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 11:29 am
” North Carolina law does not have mandatory minimum sentences for most criminal offenses. [read post]
26 Jun 2007, 4:36 pm
This statement is full of very interesting data on the application of mandatory minimum sentences during fiscal year 2006. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 9:22 am
For details on mandatory minimums, read “Mandatory Minimum Penalties in Federal Sentencing. [read post]
6 Nov 2012, 11:04 am
Changes in Canada’s drug laws and mandatory minimums come into force November 6, 2012. [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 12:07 pm
The panelists will also discuss what this executive action means for the future of mandatory minimums and sentencing reform. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 9:23 am
The debate over the effectiveness of mandatory minimums has raged for years in the US and throughout California. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 8:28 am
Thanks to this post at the Second Circuit Sentencing Blog, I discoverd a notable opinion from last month by Judge Jed Rakoff dealing with extreme mandatory minimum stacking 924(c) gun sentences. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 9:39 am
The United States Sentencing Commission has released a Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 11:24 am
What Are Federal Mandatory Minimums in Sentencing? [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 11:28 am
In most cases, it permits a judge to refrain from mandatory minimum prison sentences and fines for other drug offenses. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 11:13 am
[T]his Court is persuaded that the Section 2252 mandatory minimum is inconsistent with the Section 3553 sentencing factors, and further believes that the mandatory minimum, as applied to this Defendant, might well be unconstitutional.However, because courts are not allowed to sentence below the mandatory minimum, the court imposed a sentence of 60 months "while at the same time emphasizing its strong disagreement. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 10:28 am
What is a Mandatory Minimum Sentence? [read post]
