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Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
First Circuit Vacates Revocation Sentence for Improperly Considering Rehabilitation by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated and remanded the revocation sentence of Adrián Vázquez-Méndez because the sentencing judge likely extended the sentence for the purposes of rehabilitation.  In 2001, Vázquez-Méndez pleaded …
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing
Fourth Circuit Rules District Court Must Provide Individualized Rationale When Denying Motion for Sentence Reduction by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a district court must provide its rationale when denying a motion seeking a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 …
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Nebraska’s Beatrice Six Will Collect $28.1 Million Jury Award by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Popular country music singer Charlie Daniels’ first hit was a song called The Ballad of the Uneasy Rider. The singer-narrator told a story about a hippy who barely escapes a redneck bar and was so …
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Habeas Hints: Discovery on Habeas Corpus by Kent Russell, Tara Hoveland by Attorneys Kent Russell and Tara Hoveland This column provides “Habeas Hints” to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys (“in pro per”). The focus of the column is on “AEDPA,” the federal …
Urban Institute - Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform, Implementing and Building on the First Step Act, 2019 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform IMPLEMENTING AND BUILDING ON THE FIRST STEP ACT Julie Samuels, Nancy La Vigne, and Chelsea Thomson May 2019 The topic of federal corrections …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing
Fourth Circuit: District Court Must Provide Rationale When Denying Motion for § 3582(c)(2) Sentence Reduction by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a district court must provide its rationale when denying a motion seeking a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing
Fifth Circuit Rules Miscalculation of Guidelines Sentencing Range Plain Error That Merits Correction Even Though Not Raised by Defendant by Chad Marks by Chad Marks  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a district court’s miscalculation of defendant’s sentencing guidelines range constitutes plain error necessitating resentencing, …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Ninth Circuit Vacates a Sentence Imposed for Violation of Supervised Release Because the District Court Failed to Disclose to the Defendant the Probation Officer’s Confidential Sentencing Recommendations by In Gray, the Ninth Circuit held that Fed.R.Crim.P. 32 requires a sentencing court to disclose to a defendant all factual evidence on …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Habeas Corpus
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Habeas and Remands for Hearing on Actual Innocence Claim by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of Charles Ray Finch’s habeas petition and remanded for a hearing on the merits of Finch’s …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: War on Drugs, Sentencing
First Circuit: Failure to Prove a Prior Conviction Was a ‘Controlled Substance Offense’ Under the Guidelines Requires Resentencing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that when the Government fails to prove a prior conviction was for a controlled substance as …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Filed under: Sentencing
Fourth Circuit Announces Reasonably Foreseeable Acts of Co-Conspirators Not Sufficient for Fleeing Sentence Enhancement Under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2 by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that to impose an offense level enhancement on grounds that the defendant “recklessly created a substantial …
The Next Step - Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes, 2019 The Next Step Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject instagram.com/endlifeimprisonment This report was written by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., …
Third Circuit: Pennsylvania’s SORNA Requirements Sufficiently Restrictive to Constitute Custody for Habeas Jurisdiction by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the registration and reporting requirements of Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) are sufficiently restrictive to constitute custody …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Filed under: Bail
Wisconsin Considers Updating Its Cash Bail System by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Wisconsin’s constitution establishes that cash bail only be set as a means of ensuring defendants’ appearance at court hearings, but opponents say the system only ensures that the poor remain incarcerated while the rich enjoy freedom. Defendants …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Birth Pangs of Bail Reform Come to Texas by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  For scores of years, excessive bail amounts for fiscally impoverished individuals accused of crimes have been a major factor in jail overcrowding. This, in turn, leads to violence and excessive additional costs to cities, counties, and …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
$8.4 Million Combined Settlement Reached by ‘Norfolk Four’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Four former Navy sailors (the “Norfolk Four”), who were wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of Michelle Bosko, agreed to a $4.9 million settlement with the City of Norfolk, Virginia.  Governor Ralph Northam then signed …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Erie County Convicted 11 People of Violating a Law Ruled Unconstitutional Over 20 Years Ago by Federal Court by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Erie County, New York, wrongfully convicted 11 people under a law that was ruled unconstitutional over 20 years ago — yet is still listed in the …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
First Circuit: Sentencing Courts May Consider New Career Offender Guideline Amendment 798, Even Though Not Retroactive by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case where a defendant was sentenced when the career offender guideline still contained the so-called residual clause, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit …
Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Move for Mistrial When Court Coerces Unanimous Verdict by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a defendant did not receive effective assistance of counsel when his attorneys failed to object and move for a mistrial …
Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Claim in Malicious Prosecution Suit for Wrongful Arrest and Conviction Involving Multiple Lies by Police by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the denial of summary judgment filed by Detroit police in a lawsuit alleging malicious …
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