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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]
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]
24 May 2018, 7:32 pm
The main sentence reduction credit for sentences imposed under Structured Sentencing is earned time. [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]
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]
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]
27 Jul 2007, 4:49 am
As detailed in this story from the Rocky Mountain News, today Joe Nacchio, the former Qwest CEO, will be sentenced by US District Judge Edward Nottingham following his April conviction on 19 counts of insider trading. [read post]
1 Jul 2021, 11:08 am
Douglas Berman has this post at Sentencing Law & Policy. [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]
13 Jul 2018, 3:19 am
Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing in Federal Court occurs under the guidance of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the Federal Sentencing Manual. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 7:38 am
The judge eventually sentenced him to 12 years behind bars. [read post]
23 Jan 2007, 8:20 am
California 07 C.D.O.S. the high court ruled that sentencing enhancements decided by judges are properly the province of the jury. [read post]
18 Mar 2023, 5:49 pm
Maryland judges have a lot of latitude when it comes to sentencing. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 10:25 am
The Sixth Circuit offered up a major sentencing win for the defense today in United States v. [read post]
6 May 2009, 6:36 am
Zarabozo maintained that his accomplice Kirby Archer, who is serving a life sentence, was solely responsible for the killings. [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]
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 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]
22 Feb 2023, 5:31 pm
Determining the Reasonableness of a Sentence The federal courts employ a two-step process to determine if a sentence is unreasonable. [read post]
