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18 Sep 2014, 12:01 pm by Associated Press
A newlywed couple whose Craigslist ad lured a stranger to his death were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole by a judge who said their "permanent removal" from society is appropriate. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 7:43 am
Madoff, who has confessed to running what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in modern history, asked a judge for leniency when he imposes a sentence on Mr. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 7:47 am by Lucie
The 2009 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual is available. [read post]
30 Oct 2003, 6:33 pm
AP reports that the Florida Supreme Court has thrown out Lancelot Armstrong's death sentence and ordered that he receive [read post]
7 Mar 2023, 7:47 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Berry III (University of Mississippi School of Law) has posted Mandatory Sentences as Strict Liability on SSRN. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 3:29 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
Barkow (New York University (NYU) - School of Law) has posted Life Without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform (NYU Press, Forthcoming) on SSRN. [read post]
28 Oct 2003, 7:21 pm
A terror suspect accused of plotting to cut the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge was sentenced to 20 years today, according [read post]
4 May 2009, 4:28 pm
  This new model, which is referred to as the "new common law of sentencing," is an attempt to return to the judicial-discretion model of sentencing while alleviating the problems that plagued the pre-1984 sentencing system. [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 6:58 am by Erik Slobe
In Koons, the court ruled §3582(c)(2) cannot be used to reduce a sentence if the Federal Sentencing Guidelines [text, PDF] range did not play "'a relevant part [in] the framework... [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 6:58 am by William Helbling
[JURIST] An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah [Twitter feed; in Arabic] to five years in prison in a retrial on charges stemming from the 2011 uprising. [read post]
28 May 2014, 8:47 am by Addison Morris
[JURIST] Chinese officials in the western region of Xinjiang on Tuesday held a public rally at a sports stadium for the mass sentencing of criminals, in which 55 individuals were sentenced [press release, in Chinese] before a crowd of 7,000 people. [read post]
18 Aug 2012, 5:44 am by Dan Taglioli
Lutsenko is already serving a four-year sentence for embezzlement and abuse of office. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 8:50 am by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Lebedev's 13-year prison sentence was reduced [AP report] Wednesday, moving his scheduled release... [read post]
4 Jun 2018, 2:47 pm by Douglas Berman
Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit said each defendant had received a sentence “based on his statutory mandatory minimum sentence and his substantial assistance,” and therefore had not received a prison term “based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission. [read post]
11 Nov 2009, 1:07 pm
The lopsided numbers indicate widespread repudiation of such sentences elsewhere. [read post]
8 Nov 2013, 8:14 am by Page Pate
For any pending federal marijuana case, we believe it is a good idea to file a sentencing memorandum before the sentencing date to suggest to the district court judge that a below guideline sentence would be appropriate. [read post]