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Betterman v. Montana, No. 14-1457 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1609) (May 19, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)

Loaded on Dec. 26, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists May 30, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing, Punch And Jurists.

According to the Solicitor General, in an amicus brief filed in thus case, in Federal criminal prosecutions,“the median time between conviction and sentencing in 2014 was 99 days.” Here, the petitioner, Brandon Betterman, was arrested after failing to appear in court on domestic assault charges. After he was charged with ...

 

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  1. Betterman v. Montana, No. 14-1457 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1609) (May 19, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)
  2. Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1737) (May 23, 2016) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  3. Luna Torres v. Lynch, No. 14-1096 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1619) (May 16, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
  4. U.S. v. Von Behren, No. 15-1033 (10th Cir.) (822 F.3d 1139) (May 10, 2016) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
  5. U.S. v. Nesbeth, No. 15-cr-18(FB) (E.D.N.Y.) (188 F.Supp.3d 179) (May 24, 2016) (Judge Frederic Block)

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