https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/blakely-media-coverage/
Blakely media coverage | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 31, 2004 - Especially if (when?) the Supreme Court grants cert. on a federal Blakely case this Monday, we can expect even more media coverage of the law, policies
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/hacking-into-the-world-of-blakely/
Hacking into the world of Blakely | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 16, 2004 - Making headlines and getting the attention of the blogsphere today are the sentencings of the defendants who last year hacked into the national computer
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/the-usscs-wonderful-data-plans/
The USSC's wonderful data plans | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 19, 2004 - I have on good authority that we will be seeing early next week the US Sentencing Commission's long awaited "15 year report." I know the
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Author | Sentencing Law and Policy Douglas A. Berman
Sep 25, 2025 - The About page should describe yourself. We recommend replacing this content with a description of your philosophy and experience.
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/more-state-wisdom/
More state wisdom | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 4, 2004 - As stressed before, federal actors and institutions would do well to listen and learn from the states as they contemplate the post-Blakely world. This
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/07/senate-hearing-on-border-agent-prosecutions/
Senate hearing on Border Agent prosecutions | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 15, 2007 - As detailed at this official site, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a "Hearing to Examine the Prosecution of Ignacio Ramos and
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/01/reading-for-a-virtual-waiting-room/
Reading for a virtual waiting room | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jan 11, 2005 - While we all wait for Booker and Fanfan, I can suggest some useful (old and new) sentencing reading materials to keep us occupied in this virtual waiting
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/08/major-paper-coverage-of-california-prison-realities/
Major paper coverage of California prison realities | Sentencing Law and Policy
Aug 27, 2007 - Though it might just be an example of my selective perception, I think we are seeing more and more corrections stories in major papers these days.
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/07/commentaries-and-editorials-on-border-agents-case/
Commentaries and editorials on border agents case | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 23, 2007 - A new week brings a new set of commentaries and editorials about the border agents case. Interestingly, as the headlines below suggest, not everyone
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/06/genarlow-wilson-state-habeas-appeal-update/
Genarlow Wilson state habeas appeal update | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jun 6, 2007 - A scheduled hearing on Genarlow Wilson's state habeas action has the Atlanta Journal-Constitution again discussing this remarkable case with this article,
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/06/intriguing-capital-ruling-from-new-mexico/
Intriguing capital ruling from New Mexico | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jun 18, 2007 - The Death Penalty Information Center has an interesting report here on a state court ruling that essentially deems New Mexico's death penalty practices
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/downward-departures-koon-and-blakely/
Downward departures, Koon and Blakely | Sentencing Law and Policy
Sep 27, 2004 - The West merits some sort of award for being the most interesting arena for sentencing developments these days. (Consider news here and here from
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/after-blakely-the-more-things-change-the-more/
After Blakely, the more things change, the more... | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 20, 2007 - they seem to stay the same. Or at least that's what appears to be the reality in Tennessee. A helpful reader sent me this link to the latest careful
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/11/the-power-of-having-faith-in-prisons/
The power of having faith in prisons | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 18, 2007 - Earlier this week, the Christian Science Monitor had this interesting piece about positive reforms in a notoroius state prison. Here are snippets
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/another-way-to-be-punished-without-conviction/
Another way to be punished without conviction | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 30, 2004 - The Blakely ruling at its core seems sound to me because it will generally prevent persons from being punished for crimes for which they were not
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/11/the-challenge-of-killing-the-death-penalty/
The challenge of killing the death penalty | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 21, 2007 - How Appealing collects here the media coverage of an attempt by a state legislator to save the (moribund) death penalty in New Jersey. Here are
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/of-note-around-the-blogsphere/
Of note around the blogsphere | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 29, 2004 - More than a few items of potential sentencing interest has the blogsphere buzzing after the long holiday weekend. Here's a very quick
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https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/products/proview-sentencing-law-3d-edition-2025-entitlement-30920938
Sentencing Law, 2025 ed. | Thomson Reuters
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/01/georgia-supreme-court-considers-banishment-as-punishment/
Georgia Supreme Court considers banishment as punishment | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jan 7, 2008 - Thanks to this post headlined "Virtual Banishment" from Of Counsel, I saw this interesting AP article entitled "Ga. court to hear challenge
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/01/ap-reports-on-high-profile-federal-sentencings/
AP reports on high-profile federal sentencings | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jan 10, 2008 - Two very different high-profile federal sentencings are in the news this week, and here are the latest AP reports on both:Sentencing Begins for Padilla, 2
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/01/increased-sentences-post-booker/
Increased sentences post-Booker | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jan 21, 2005 - In this post late last night discussing post-Booker sentencing anecdotes, I noted the story of US District Judge Randy Crane using his new discretion to
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/03/culture-democracy-and-vengeance-in-modern-american-justice/
Culture, democracy and vengeance in modern American justice | Sentencing Law and Policy
Sep 23, 2025 - I just received a notice about this new book from Cambridge University Press authored by Kenneth Aladjem and titled "The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/10/execution-drama-building-in-mississippi-case/
Execution drama building in Mississippi case | Sentencing Law and Policy
Oct 30, 2007 - This extended post at SCOTUSblog and this AP story provides the latest news on the capital case from Mississippi, which could result tomorrow in the first
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https://justiceadvocates.us/aggregator/sources/2?page=4
Sentencing Law & Policy | Justice Advocates of Maryland
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https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/concurrent-sentencing/
Concurrent Sentencing Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.
Concurrent sentencing allows sentences for more than one crime to be served at one time. It is a less severe penalty than consecutive sentencing. When a...
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/wednesdays-work-by-the-legislative-branch/
Wednesday's work by the Legislative Branch | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 22, 2004 - Perhaps tired of standing on the sidelines, Congress also got into the act on Wednesday through the Senate's consideration and passage of a "Concurrent
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/two-must-reads-from-professor-frase/
Two must-reads from Professor Frase | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 28, 2004 - I just came across on SSRN two articles recently posted by Professor Richard S. Frase, a leading (and prolific) academic voice in the field of sentencing
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/more-events-and-weekend-reading-around-the-blogsphere/
More events and weekend reading around the blogsphere | Sentencing Law and Policy
Nov 5, 2004 - As previously noted in this November calender, the US Sentencing Commission has a big Blakely-related public hearing/meeting planned for November
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/interesting-state-pardon-stories/
Interesting state pardon stories | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 29, 2004 - Though President Bush's stingy approach to pardons is getting the media and blog buzz, the stories of state governors considering pardons and clemencies
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/02/the-6th-circuit-speaks-on-plain-error/
The 6th Circuit speaks on plain error! | Sentencing Law and Policy
Feb 2, 2005 - Joining the Fourth Circuit which last week came to a similar conclusion in Hughes (basics here), this morning the Sixth Circuit has held in US v. Oliver,
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/gearing-up-for-scotus-oral-argument/
Gearing up for SCOTUS oral argument | Sentencing Law and Policy
Sep 28, 2004 - Yesterday the Supreme Court issued this intriguing order concerning oral argument time in Booker and Fanfan:The motion of respondents for divided argument
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/a-different-story-about-a-baseball-player-and-drugs/
A different story about a baseball player and drugs | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 26, 2007 - Perhaps even sadder than the Mitchell Report is the story of Willie Mays Aikens's experience with a drug more troublesome than steroids. The Washington
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/interview-with-an-executioner/
"Interview With an Executioner" | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 18, 2007 - The title of thie post is the headline of this piece at ABC News based on the interview given by Jerry Givens, the former executioner for the Commonwealth
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/major-papers-calling-for-death-penalty-to-be-killed-off/
Major papers calling for death penalty to be killed off | Sentencing Law and Policy
Dec 23, 2007 - The Boston Globe and Washington Post have similar editorials today on the death penalty:From the Globe, "The Year in Death" ends this way:
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Territory Stories - Equality of the law and the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders under the...
Equality of the law and the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders under the Sentencing Act (NT)
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/09/eighth-circuit-adjudicates-state-justification-law-to-uphold-sentencing-enhancement/
Eighth Circuit adjudicates state justification law to uphold sentencing enhancement | Sentencing...
Sep 4, 2007 - I will never ceased to be amazed at all the state substantive criminal law that federal courts adjudicate (by a preponderance of the evidence) as part of
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/why-i-am-optimistic-about-sentencing-reforms/
Why I am optimistic about sentencing reforms | Sentencing Law and Policy
Sep 30, 2004 - Today's thoughtful WSJ article (discussed here) highlighting the real risk of a congressional "mandatory minimum backlash" after Blakely provides yet
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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/blakely-media-coverage/
Blakely media coverage | Sentencing Law and Policy
Jul 31, 2004 - Especially if (when?) the Supreme Court grants cert. on a federal Blakely case this Monday, we can expect even more media coverage of the law, policies
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https://setforsentencing.com/tag/hunter-biden/
hunter biden Archives - Set for Sentencing by Doug Passon Law
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https://setforsentencing.com/tag/criminal-justice-reform/
criminal justice reform Archives - Set for Sentencing by Doug Passon Law
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https://www.kcur.org/2019-02-23/paul-manafort-brazenly-broke-the-law-special-counsel-says-in-sentencing-memo
Paul Manafort 'Brazenly' Broke The Law, Special Counsel Says In Sentencing Memo | KCUR - Kansas...
Feb 24, 2019 - Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller described President Trump's former campaign chairman as a "hardened" criminal who broke the law in a "bold"...