Sixth Circuit: Sentence Procedurally Unreasonable Where District Court Failed to Explain Decision to Impose Consecutive Sentences and Substantively Unreasonable Where Court Improperly Weighed Sentencing Factors by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that Andrew Damarr Morris’ sentence was procedurally unreasonable because …

California Supreme Court Announces SB 1437 Bars Second-Degree Murder Based on Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of California held that Senate Bill 1437 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (“SB 1437”) bars a conviction for second-degree murder predicated on the natural and probable consequences …