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11 Dec 2008, 3:39 pm
Though the US Sentencing Commission seems unlikely to produce a "one-year-later" report on the impact of Gall and Kimbrough, it seems fair to suggest that these cases have had an important and consequential effect on federal sentencing outcomes and atmospherics. [read post]
25 Sep 2008, 5:51 am
Sentencing Commission reports that from March 3 to August 26 of this year federal courts received 13,170 motions... [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 7:00 am
Federal drug sentencing, for whatever popular and illusory reason the Federal Sentencing Commission chooses to hang their hat on, has been and is outrageous. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 2:30 pm
The commission, which sets guidelines for federal prison sentences, decided to make retroactive its recent easing of recommended sentences for crack offenses. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 9:57 am
Sentencing Commission has issued this press release calling for comments about a suggested two level reduction in offense level for all drug offenses under the federal sentencing guidelines. [read post]
23 May 2011, 12:00 am
When I registered at The United States Sentencing Commission seminar, I got the same jolt to the system as I got the first time I stepped into a federal courtroom. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 8:34 am
Sentencing Commission saying, “More and more, we are receiving reports from our prosecutors that, in many federal courts, a defendant’s sentence will be determined by the judicial assignment of the case: i.e., which judge in the courthouse will conduct the sentencing. [read post]
13 Apr 2018, 3:09 am
Ed. 2d 621 (2005). 18 USC § 3553 The judge’s reliance on the Sentencing Guidelines is understandable: first, these guidelines have been adopted by an independent commission of the judicial branch with the goal of making federal sentences across the country uniform. [read post]
8 Jan 2019, 6:51 am
13 Oct 2021, 1:04 pm
13 Feb 2009, 6:41 pm
Alternative Sentencing in the Federal Criminal Justice System, United States Sentencing Commission, January 2009. [read post]
28 Aug 2022, 5:29 pm
Nedelcu highlights a quirk that goes one surprising step further--under the federal sentencing guidelines, even enhancements that depend on a "conviction" do not require a conviction.A federal grand jury indicted Liviu-Sorin Nedelcu on one count of conspiracy to commit RICO under 18 U.S.C. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 3:08 pm
11 Feb 2009, 6:54 pm
I suggested that the commission should radically de-emphasize its efforts to control judicial discretion and should re-fashion its role as a source of study and information about sentencing practices, both federal and state. [read post]
27 Feb 2013, 5:58 am
26 Oct 2020, 6:02 pm
26 Nov 2021, 4:03 am
For decades, some defense lawyers have been screaming into the void about how the economic loss guidelines for federal sentencing are out of whack, arbitrary, and many times just plain draconian. [read post]
11 May 2012, 6:36 am
Sentencing Commission set forth on April 13, 2012, two new provisions that will affect sentencing for this type of crime. [read post]
29 Nov 2009, 1:25 pm
Sentencing Commission have heard from federal judges seeking reduced sentences for a group of defendants one would think unlikely to get sympathy from the bench: possessors of child pornography. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 9:52 am
The Commission proposes to direct federal courts to consider whether one of the listed harms was likely to result from the offense but did not result from the offense because of federal governmentintervention. [read post]
