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28 Oct 2011, 9:14 am
The Sentencing Project New Sentencing Guidelines—A Breakthrough for U.S. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 2:38 pm
Sentencing Commission just voted to make retroactive last year's changes to the crack sentencing guidelines! [read post]
15 Jan 2024, 11:20 am by John Floyd
The SRA abolished the federal parole system, replaced indeterminate sentencing with determinate sentencing, eliminated rehabilitation as a primary sentencing objective, established the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to establish consistent, mandatory sentencing guidelines, and authorized appellate review of sentences. [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 12:27 pm by lennyesq
The number of federal prison inmates sentenced under mandatory minimum laws decreased by 14 percent from 2010 to 2016, although they still make up more than half of all federal inmates, according to a new report by the United States Sentencing Commission. [read post]
15 May 2012, 2:25 am by sally
“A tougher approach to the way those convicted of dangerous dog offences are treated by the courts is contained in a new guideline from the Sentencing Council published today.” Full story Sentencing Council, 15th May 2012 Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk Related link: Dangerous Dog Offences Definitive Guideline (PDF) [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Derrick George
The purpose of sentencing guidelines is to ensure that there are consistent sentences for the same crime and that there is no discriminatory sentencing occurring. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 7:32 am by Dborman
Judge then acknowledged the parties agreement on the sentence, noted he read the pre-sentencing report, and sentenced the defendant to 120 months. [read post]
19 Nov 2023, 9:13 pm
In consecutive sentencing, the sentences are served consecutively, one after another, while in concurrent sentencing, the sentences are served concurrently, at the same time. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 6:07 am by Russ
In this instance, on defendant’s motion at original sentencing, district court varied downward from guidelines range to reduce sentence in order to account for cocaine/crack cocaine sentencing disparity. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 10:23 am by Peter Smythe
In his new book, How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One, Stanley Fish offers up some of the most exquisite sentences in the English language. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 8:17 pm
In 2005, CAAF reversed a sentence appropriateness holding by NMCCA. [read post]
22 Oct 2012, 7:58 am by White Collar Crime Prof Blogger
The Rajat Gupta Sentencing Memo filed last week by his attorneys is an outstanding work of its kind, and the Government's Sentencing Memo in U.S. v. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 9:58 am by David M. Trontz
The judge sentenced Ruben Rodriguez to the maximum sentence of 11 years despite his age and medical conditions. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 11:08 am
As detailed here, the Sentencing Project "has submitted a letter to the United States Sentencing Commission urging it to apply retroactively a crack cocaine sentencing amendment passed this May to defendants previously sentenced for a crack offense. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 8:26 pm
Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years http://www.timelyobjections.com/2011/12/blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years.html [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 8:26 pm
Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years http://www.timelyobjections.com/2011/12/blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years.html [read post]
14 Apr 2010, 11:39 am by Cheryl Nyberg
Sentencing Commission has issued its 14th Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics.Data from 81,372 cases from Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009 were analyzed for this report. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 7:09 am
Once again there is a lot of criticism of sentencing in the comments on the previous thread and elsehere on the blog. [read post]