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10 Feb 2008, 2:44 pm
Last year, I wrote about a novel called Consolation (by Michael Redhill) which was longlisted for the Booker Prize; it never made it to the shortlist, although it did pick up some other awards including the Toronto Book Award. [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 11:10 am
While the story of post-Booker sentencing is a complicated one, the intermediate courts of appeals have surely played a key role in holding the revolution in check. [read post]
21 May 2012, 3:11 pm
Many have speculated that Booker’s video explanation came following immediate behind-closed-door rebukes from DNC and Obama campaign headquarters, as the Morning Joe men have since compared the footage to a ‘hostage video.'ADDED: Allahpundit asks the key question: Why did Booker do it? [read post]
28 Dec 2006, 12:12 pm
Their analysis is disappointing, since it just refers to pre-Booker caselaw. [read post]
5 Jan 2007, 11:46 am
I am pleased to see the Second Circuit Sentencing Blog is back in action, and especially happy it noted Judge Jack Weinstein's latest Booker work in US v. [read post]
10 Feb 2007, 11:54 am
Tenth Circuit Judge Michael McConnell probably earned his place in my Sentencing Hall of Fame with his strong recent article entitled "The Booker Mess" (discussed here). [read post]
22 Aug 2006, 8:28 am
Though the defendant apparently did not directly attack the reasonableness of his sentence, the Pope court discusses post-Booker sentencing standards at some length. [read post]
7 Jan 2008, 10:42 am
Importantly, the memorandum presents arguments as to why the amendments implementing the retroactivity are simply advisory under Booker, and, in light of that, how practitioners may argue for an earlier effective date where the inmate is immediately eligible for release, for a reduction greater than two levels, and for application of the reduction to career offenders, armed career criminals, those serving mandatory minimum sentences, those whose guidelines are based on multi-drug… [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 7:32 am
Booker that salvaged the federal Sentencing Guidelines by making them advisory, not mandatory. [read post]
2 Jul 2007, 8:47 pm
Booker, the Supreme Court held that the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, freeing federal courts to go below the guidelines range when they deem it reasonable to do so in specific cases. [read post]
28 Feb 2007, 3:11 pm
There are lots on lots of interesting Booker-related stories to be found within these materials, my first review led me to notice an ugly and telling reality about the FY 2006 guideline amendments discussed by the USSC in Chapter 2 of its Annual Report. [read post]
26 Oct 2008, 10:05 pm
As noted in this post at WCCP, the "ABA's recent sentencing institute was packed full of wonderful discussion on the effect of Booker, Rita, Gall, and Kimbrough, as well conversations on many other issues related to sentencing. [read post]
24 Jan 2007, 1:19 am
Booker. [read post]
19 Feb 2008, 6:53 am
A very quick read of these three opinions suggests that none breaks significant new ground, but all three are worthy of attention for their continued elaboration of post-Booker and post-Gall appellate review realities: US v. [read post]
12 Sep 2008, 10:47 am
I just read that the Booker Prize Shortlist has been annouced and this reminded me of one book that really deserves a prize and that's Pleading Causes of Action in Maryland by James Archibald and the ubiquitous Paul Mark Sandler. [read post]
30 Mar 2007, 9:29 am
As noted here, earlier this week Gregory Nicolaysen, the founder of the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA), enabled me to again utilize the AFDA's cool Audio Webcast System for a lengthy discussion of various state-of-post-Booker-sentencing realities. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 2:08 pm
After deliberating for nine hours a jury found Richard Bolling guilty in the death of Trenton Booker who he struck with his car as the boy rode his bicycle near 81st and Ashland in May, 2009. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 5:45 am
Harris, Klobuchar, and Booker seemed frustrated at their inability to make any headway.And Joe Biden kept right on winning, despite himself.What can I say? [read post]
28 Aug 2010, 4:11 pm
Booker, (citation omitted), that the guidelines are advisory. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 11:50 pm
An Apprendi/Booker/Blakely opinion today by the Supreme Court. [read post]
