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16 Oct 2007, 11:08 am
As detailed here, the Sentencing Project "has submitted a letter to the United States Sentencing Commission urging it to apply retroactively a crack cocaine sentencing amendment passed this May to defendants previously sentenced for a crack offense. [read post]
2 Apr 2019, 5:25 am by Patrick McDonnell
Section 948h of the 2006 states that “military commissions under [10 U.S.C. [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 5:01 pm by W.F. "Casey" Ebsary, Jr.
However, at a United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) hearing in Chicago, a Judge said it would give him comfort in affirming below-guideline sentences in child porn cases to see data showing there are lots of below guidelines sentences. [read post]
7 Jun 2007, 5:21 am
Supplementing previous post.The United States Sentencing Commission's publication its 2007 "Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy" report to Congress late last month, gave a great deal of special attention to comparing and contrasting federal sentencing policies with respect to cocaine offenses to those of the individual states.The basic framework of statutory minimum penalties applicable to federal drug trafficking laws was set… [read post]
8 Jul 2012, 11:45 pm by zshapiro
The tremendous ratio was decried by many including the United States Sentencing Commission. [read post]
1 May 2016, 3:56 pm by James S. Friedman, LLC
By way of background, sentencing in federal cases is governed largely by the the advisory sentencing guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 12:41 am
Sentencing Commission: This is the eleventh edition of the United States Sentencing Commission's Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 6:55 am
Todd Jones, the United States Attorney from the District of Minnesota, both stress the post-Booker sentencing challenges in child porn downloading cases. [read post]
23 Dec 2023, 12:38 pm by Michael Lowe
Those accused in federal court, no matter which state or which crime is involved, will have punishment after conviction determined in accordance with the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) compiled and published by the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 7:43 pm
The United States Sentencing Commission has released its 2009 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual. [read post]
21 May 2009, 6:40 pm
How has the advisory nature of the federal sentencing guidelines after the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. [read post]
3 Mar 2008, 4:45 pm
Unless you've been in a drug-induced haze, you've probably heard that the United States Sentencing Commission recently amended the Sentencing Guidelines to correct the crack/cocaine disparity. [read post]
In that state, African Americans are serving life without parole sentences for nonviolent crimes at approximately 23 times the rate of whites. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 3:17 pm
new press releases: United States Sentencing Commission to Conduct Regional Public Hearings on Federal Sentencing Policy Sentencing Commission Ratifies Charter for Practitioners Advisory Group The news about regional public hearings is exciting in part because it seems the Commission has a broad vision of what can and should be discussed at these hearings: At the hearings, the Commission expects to hear from a wide… [read post]
30 Sep 2013, 8:46 am by Robert Hambrick
The United States Sentencing Commission webpage has recently been updated with fascinating information for criminal defense attorneys as well as their federal clients. [read post]
30 Nov 2006, 12:50 am
From the United States Sentencing Commission: This manual contains the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements effective November 1, 2006. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 2:50 pm by Law Office of Marcia G. Shein, P.C.
Saxbe Designated Professor, Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, February 2, 2011 United States Sentencing Commission, "Analysis of the Impact of Amendment to the Statutory Penalties for Crack Cocaine Offenses Made by the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and Corresponding Proposed Permanent Guideline Amendment if the Guideline Amendment Were Applied Retroactively," January 28, 2010 [read post]
11 May 2012, 2:02 pm by Suzanne Ito
In the United States, there are over 3,000 people serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for offenses committed when they were children. [read post]