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14 Jan 2022, 10:09 am by Douglas A. Berman
The New York Times has this interesting new article about a troubling example of how mandatory minimum sentences can (and often do) end up distorting the operation of our justices systems. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 9:00 pm
Vann’s indecent liberties convictions counted towards a mandatory minimum sentence under the ACCA. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 9:01 am
One of the worst ideas in all of criminal law is the mandatory minimum prison sentence for a particular crime. [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 4:43 am
As David Zlotnick and FAMM have effectively documented here and here, many well-known conservatives and Republican-appointed judges have spoken out forcefully against federal mandatory minimum sentences. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:42 am by nflatow
Maria was recently stunned by the discovery that an old friend of hers, William Underwood, had been incarcerated for over 20 years on federal mandatory minimum drug conspiracy charges. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 7:25 am by Tamara Tabo
United States, Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Law, Crime, Grover Norquist, Justice Safety Valve Act, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mandatory Sentencing, Pat Leahy, Patrick Leahy, Politics, Rand Paul, Righteous Indignation, SCOTUS, Sentencing, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court, Tamara Tabo     [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 5:08 am
Now she could face a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 40 years in federal prison if she is convicted by a jury this week in [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 11:01 am
The Ohio Supreme Court, last Wednesday, upheld a state law that imposes 10 additional days of mandatory jail time on a driver with a prior DUI conviction if that person refuses to take a chemical test after being arrested for a subsequent DUI violation. ( Court's Holding and Summary ) Ohio's DUI statute, R.C. 4511.19, sets a mandatory minimum jail term of 10 days for a repeat DUI offender who is [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 10:58 am by Adam Kielich
The Department of Labor’s regulation on mandatory gratuities The Fair Labor Standards Act and accompanying DOL regulations require waitstaff to receive minimum wage based on the federal minimum wage. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 11:50 am by Colleen Cassidy
United States, 137 S.Ct. 1170 (2017), to consider the severity of the mandatory consecutive minimum sentences required by §924© in determining the sentence for the predicate offenses. [read post]
17 Feb 2008, 8:09 pm
February 15, 2008), the defendant faced a guideline range of 63 to 78 months, but was also subject to a 20-year mandatory minimum. [read post]
25 Jun 2007, 12:03 pm
As first noted here and as detailed officially here, tomorrow morning the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing entitled, "Hearing on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws â€â [read post]
4 Dec 2006, 8:08 am
Judge Cassell laments, but imposes, harsh mandatory sentence Amicus filing in Angelos mandatory minimum case Tenth Circuit affirms 55-year mandatory minimum sentence in Angelos Catching up with Weldon Angelos UPDATE:  The AP has this brief report on the denial of cert in Angelos. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 11:42 am
United States [Cornell LII backgrounder] that, in construing a federal statute imposing mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking crimes committed with guns, the minimum sentence contained in the statute applies unless another statute imposes a longer minimum sentence for the weapons charge. [read post]