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25 Jun 2018, 8:19 am
A death sentence is the ultimate penalty in Florida criminal cases. [read post]
24 May 2018, 7:32 pm
The main sentence reduction credit for sentences imposed under Structured Sentencing is earned time. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 7:07 am
This court upheld Smith's conviction and sentence in 2004, but the Supreme Court vacated his sentence in light of United States v. [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 12:20 pm
Wendell Callahan, the knife-wielding cocaine dealer given not one but two sentencing "reform" breaks, has already shown us the answer.Does the country need sentencing reform in which people who don't know, and have no sensible reason to know, that they have broken the law, are no longer sent to prison? [read post]
18 Oct 2009, 2:42 pm
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing late last week released this important research report, which is titled "A Study on the Use and Impact of Mandatory Minimum Sentences. [read post]
17 Feb 2024, 3:31 pm
Thus, if a sentencing court improperly adds victim injury points, the resulting sentence may be illegal, and there may be grounds for vacating it, as demonstrated by a recent Florida opinion delivered in a sexual battery case. [read post]
1 Jul 2021, 11:08 am
Douglas Berman has this post at Sentencing Law & Policy. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 4:56 pm
Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials Manipulate Investigations, Defendants Receive Greater Sentences By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair What is sentencing entrapment? [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 4:53 am
The problem is that so many people see it as lenient because the sentence was below the Sentencing Guidelines. [read post]
1 Aug 2014, 4:41 am
The Sixth Circuit reversed this sentence, finding that the district court considered impermissible factors in imposing the sentence, such as the civil losses incurred, the loss of his CPA license, and the fact that his felony conviction would be a part of his record. [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 3:54 am
Fifteen of his followers, including six women, were given lesser sentences, ranging from one year and one day to seven years.The breakaway Amish were convicted last year of multiple counts of conspiracy and hate crimes, which carry harsher punishment than simple assault.Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence for Mr. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 7:56 am
With that in mind, a new publication, the North Carolina Structured Sentencing Handbook with Felony and Misdemeanor Sentencing Grids, is available for purchase from the School of Government bookstore. [read post]
26 Jan 2017, 3:57 pm
More specifically, they would have: afforded federal courts the opportunity to avoid by way of “safety valves” certain mandatory minimum sentences when sentencing low-level, non-violent drug offenders; modified the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain recidivist drug offenders; completed the task of making the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) retroactive; revised the mandatory minimum sentences for the possession of a firearm in… [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 11:48 am
As criminal defense lawyers who represent individuals accused of white collar and fraud cases, we often object to the severe sentences suggested by the federal sentencing […] [read post]
17 Feb 2024, 3:31 pm
Thus, if a sentencing court improperly adds victim injury points, the resulting sentence may be illegal, and there may be grounds for vacating it, as demonstrated by a recent Florida opinion delivered in a sexual battery case. [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 8:55 am
There is no parole in the federal criminal justice system, which means this sentence is roughly equivalent to a 20-year state prison sentence. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 4:30 am
Although the article applauds many of Frankel’s criticisms of sentencing practices, it maintains that the reforms he championed failed to advance the goal of greater certainty in sentencing. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 3:25 pm
In 2011 - the Colorado State Legislature added some important matters to the preparation of the sentencing pre-sentence report. [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 6:41 pm
(Sentencing Law & Policy). [read post]
28 Aug 2008, 7:43 pm
But Congress changed all that with the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. [read post]
