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10 Jul 2007, 10:13 am
Kevin O'Brien has provided a detailed analysis of the application of the sentencing guidelines to Joe Nacchio, including a critique of the government's analysis in its recently filed Sentencing Statement. [read post]
5 Oct 2007, 1:52 pm
RTE is reporting that a challenge to the mandatory life sentence has been rejected: Challenges to life sentences rejected Friday, 5 October 2007 16:20 "Two convicted murderers have lost their High Court challenge to the constitutionality of the mandatory life sentence for murder. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 3:31 pm
"Evidence-based" sentencing is one of the catch-phrases of the sentencing reform movement. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 3:16 pm
Congress, however, has long dispensed with rehabilitation as a basis for criminal sentencing in federal courts. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 7:52 pm
Such "explanation review" is conceptually distinct from substantive review of the sentence: the former asks whether the sentence has been adequately justified, while the latter asks whether the sentence could be adequately justified. [read post]
27 Feb 2020, 11:34 am
Once a person is sentenced to a specific period or is already serving their time, they may wonder if there are any ways to reduce their sentence. [read post]
5 Jun 2014, 6:56 am
For those unfamiliar with California sentencing, we do not have a sentencing commission. [read post]
23 Feb 2019, 12:22 pm
Manafort Sentencing Memo Main (PDF)Manafort Sentencing Memo Main (Text) Manafort Sentencing Memo Exhibits (PDF)Manafort Sentencing Memo Exhibits (Text) [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 1:30 pm
It sentenced Henderson as a second striker (see Pen. [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 9:00 pm
- Friend on Evidence provides that hearsay is admissible in sentencing proceedings. [read post]
24 Jan 2008, 6:27 am
Thanks to this CNN piece, here is a classic sentencing example of the old "watch what you say" lesson:A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing a recorded jail conversation in which she made light of the bicyclist she killed. [read post]
21 Apr 2014, 6:29 am
A sentence is not statutorily mandated if a judge has discretion impose a sentence that is equal to or lighter than the original sentence. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 8:50 pm
Does what a defendant wears to court impact his or her sentence? [read post]
8 Nov 2021, 8:00 am
This sentencing comes after 80-year-old Gallagher pleaded guilty in Texas in August 2021 to three charges relating to the scheme, each bearing a life sentence. [read post]
21 May 2019, 6:51 pm
Florida’s sentencing guidelines set forth the minimum and maximum sentences that may be imposed for specific crimes. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 10:02 am
Klingele (University of Wisconsin Law School) has posted Changing the Sentence Without Hiding the Truth: Judicial Sentence Modification as a Promising Method of Early Release on SSRN. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 8:50 pm
Chad Flanders (Saint Louis University - School of Law) has posted Cost as a Sentencing Factor: A Theoretical Inquiry on SSRN. [read post]
12 Feb 2014, 7:44 pm
Doug Berman at Sentencing Law & Policy links to and excerpts this Heritage Foundation memo entitled "Reconsidering Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Arguments for and Against Potential Reforms. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 6:58 pm
Schneider has posted Sentencing Proportionality in the States (Arizona Law Review, Vol. 54, 2012) on SSRN. [read post]
28 Jun 2009, 3:38 pm
Bernie Madoff appears for sentencing on Monday and is expected to receive a life sentence. [read post]
