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29 Jul 2010, 3:57 am by SHG
Sentencing judges can be divided into two groups–those who are damn sure they’re right and those (like me) who have no clue. 1. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 8:25 am by Clare Freeman, RWS, WD Mich
Because the defendant was sentenced before Kimbrough v. [read post]
7 May 2010, 6:32 am by carie
“We’re community-oriented people, so it [their response] was, ‘absolutely,’ the minute he brought it to us,” Teresa Musso said. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 5:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I had plenty of disagreements in the beginning, especially with Kimbrough's selection of a coterie of staff from the adult prison system who wanted to model reforms on TDCJ's practices. [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 7:38 am
Duarte argues with some force that the sixteen-level enhancement provided for illegal re-enterers who commit certain crimes can lead to excessive sentences for some defendants. [read post]
27 May 2009, 6:40 am
I took the time last night to re-read Judge Sotomayor's separate opinion in Cavera. [read post]
6 May 2009, 1:40 am
DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORKCriminal Practice'Booker,' 'Kimbrough,' Amendment 706 Preclude Reduced Sentence for Crack Cocaine's DistributorUnited States v. [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 12:01 pm
April 13 - April 17, 2009 To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. [read post]
10 Apr 2009, 10:12 am
Case is remanded for the limited purpose of allowing the district court to re-sentence in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Kimbrough. . [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 4:21 pm
The Court further held that the Supreme Court’s holding in Kimbrough v. [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 1:26 pm
Carron Santiago , No. 07-1575 Conviction and sentence for drug conspiracy is affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding on the amount of drugs and that the drugs were part of the conspiracy; 2) it was not an abuse of discretion to admit the testimony of an undercover agent; and 3) there was no indication that the district court might alter its sentence and thus no need for a sentencing remand in light of Kimbrough. . [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 9:53 am
Jay Kimbrough, Perry's chief of staff, said lawmakers can debate that idea on their own. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 8:35 pm by Paul M. Rashkind
The Supreme Court, in a per curiam decision, reversed, re-emphasizing that its cases do not allow a sentencing court (as opposed to an appellate court) to presume that a sentence within the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range is reasonable. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 3:34 am
” And if you’re wondering, yes, the defense did argue manifest weight and insufficiency of the evidence on appeal. [read post]
25 Jan 2009, 9:13 pm
 Moreover, the Court reiterates that Kimbrough's "closer review" dicta does not apply to cases involving guidelines, like the crack-cocaine guidelines, that "do not exemplify the Commission's exercise of its characteristic institutional role. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 3:59 pm
 For those of us in Texas, for example, Spears invites strong challenges to the 16-point enhancement for an aggravated felony in an illegal re-entry case, since that enhancement is no more "scientific" than the 100-1 powder/crack ratio. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 8:42 am
In that memo you volunteered the following: If the justices truly think they’re overlooked, the cure lies close at hand. [read post]