Jan 23, 2025 · Monday, February 3, 2025 Notable new compassionate release ruling finds trial penalty/co-defendant disparity to be extraordinary . A helpful colleague flagged for me a notable new federal district court sentence reduction opinion, US v.Cannon, No. 4:95-cr-30 (CDL), 2025 WL 326065 (MD Ga. Jan. 29, 2025). I recommend the opinion in full (though I have not found a non-Westlaw version), and the ...

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3 days ago · « January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025 | Main. February 2, 2025 Could (and should) a Prez seek to have broad clemency grants reviewed by courts? The question in the title of this post is prompted in part by a notable opinion from last week authored by US District Judge Gary Brown in US v.Andrews, 20-CR-546 (SDNY Jan. 28, 2025) (available here).). Here is a segment of the interesting opinon:

Jan 23, 2025 · « Prez Trump pardons two DC police officers convicted for deadly chase and coverup | Main | Latest CCJ accounting details "Crime Trends in U.S. Cities: Year-End 2024 Update" ». January 23, 2025 "Is Death Different?" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Jacob Bronsther now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:

4 days ago · A helpful reader flagged an interesting concurring opinion in a case from Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals which showcases a potental state echo from the Supreme Court's recent Sixth Amendment ruling in US v. Erlinger. At issue is application of Florida's "prison releasee reoffender" (PRR ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Thomas Cohen available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: In the U.S. federal system, courts have the discretion to grant early termination of supervision for people on federal probation or supervised release under certain circumstances ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal handed down an interesting ruling late last week in Crist v. Florida, No. 5D2022-2966 (5th App. Fla. Jan. 10, 2025) (available here). This press piece explains the basics effectively, and it starts this way: A …

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