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Article • April 16, 2018 • from P&J April, 2018
U.S. v. Maturino, No. 17-10251 (5th Cir.) (887 F.3d 717) (April 12, 2018) (Judge Don R. Willett) by Here affirmed the use of an eight level sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(1)(D) for possession of at least 100 firearms (here, grenades), even though 143 of the 144 grenades at issue …
Article • December 1, 2011
Lopez v. Terrell, No. 10-2079-pr (2nd Cir.) (654 F.3d 176) (July 13, 2011) (Judge Peter W. Hall) by In a petition for habeas relief, judgment of the district court granting relief is reversed where decision not to award Good Conduct Time, 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), for presentence time credited to …
Article • November 8, 2010 • from P&J November, 2010
U.S. v. Ovid, No. 09-CR-216 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (2010 WL 3940724) (October 1, 2010) (Judge John Gleeson) by Pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 994(o), the Department of Justice (DOJ) is required to submit to the United States Sentencing Commission an annual report commenting on the operation of the …
Article • June 1, 2010 • from P&J December, 2010
U.S. v. Whigham, No. 06cr10328-NG (D.Mass.) (754 F.Supp.2d 239) (December 3, 2010) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by In this noteworthy sentencing memorandum, Judge Gertner explained her reasons for imposing a 60-month sentence on a defendant charged with distributing 4.75 grams of crack cocaine, rather than a sentence within the Guidelines’ recommended …
Article • October 1, 2008 • from P&J October, 2008
U.S. v. Brooks, No. 07-CR-00187 (CPS) (E.D.N.Y.) (2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85658) (October 23, 2008) (Judge Charles P. Sifton) by Here the Court granted a rare post-sentencing, Rule 35 motion and ordered a reduction in the defendant’s sentence based on the unusually severe conditions of his presentence confinement in solitary …
Article • January 1, 2007 • from P&J January, 2007
U.S. v. Mueffelman, No. 05-2616 (1st Cir.) (470 F.3d 33) (November 28, 2006) (Judge Michael Boudin) by
Article • December 1, 2004 • from P&J December, 2004
U.S. v. Gonzalez, No. 03 Cr. 41 (DAB) (S.D.N.Y.) (2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11760) (June 25, 2004) (Judge Deborah A. Batts) by
Article • December 1, 2004 • from P&J December, 2004
U.S. v. Croxford, No. 2:02-CR-00302PGC (D.Utah) (2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12156) (June 29, 2004) (Judge Paul G. Cassell) by This case involved a resident of Utah, Brent Croxford, who pled guilty to sexually exploiting a child by taking nude and suggestive photos of a girl – 8 or 9 years …
Article • September 1, 2004 • from P&J September, 2004
U.S. v. Marrero, No. 04 CR. 0086(JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (325 F.Supp.2d 453) (July 21, 2004) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by After the defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Probation Office prepared a presentence investigation report, which calculated the sentencing range under the federal sentencing …
Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004
U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (381 F.3d 316) (September 8, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by In this 145-page long en banc decision, the majority held, by a vote of 9 to 3, that Blakely does not apply to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines among other reasons because …
Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004
U.S. v. Shamblin, No. Crim. No. 2:03-00217 (S.D.W.Va.) (323 F.Supp.2d 436) (June 30, 2004) (Judge Joseph R. Goodwin) by In this case, Judge Goodwin concluded that a defendant involved in significant drug operation - who would have received a life sentence before Apprendi and 20 years before Blakely - could …
Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004
U.S. v. Medas, No. 03 CR 1048 (E.D.N.Y.) (323 F.Supp.2d 436) (July 1, 2004) (Judge I. Leo Glasser) by
Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004
U.S. v. Koch, No. 02-6278 (6th Cir.) (383 F.3d 436) (August 26, 2004) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton) by Just two weeks after calling for an en banc review in this case, a majority of the active judges from the Sixth Circuit held, by a voye of 8 to 5, that …
Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004
U.S. v. Mueffelman, No. 01-CR-10387-NG (D.Mass.) (327 F.Supp.2d 79) (July 26, 2004) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by In the scholarly and logical fashion for which she is renowned, Judge Gertner has presented the most comprehensive - and one of the most compelling - analyses of the impact of Blakely v. Washington …
Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004
U.S. v. Sisson, No. Cr.No. 01-10185-EFH (D.Mass.) (326 F.Supp.2d 203) (July 21, 2004) (Judge Edward F. Harrington) by Here Judge Harrington announced that, in light of Blakely, he would recommence accepting criminal cases (after a three year absence) because Blakely appears to promise a return to the traditional approach to …
Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004
U.S. v. Booker, No. 03-4225 (7th Cir.) (375 F.3d 508) (July 9, 2004) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by Shortly after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Blakely v. Washington, 124 S.Ct. 2531 (2004), the Seventh Circuit became the first Federal Court of Appeals to hold that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines …
Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004
U.S. v. Pineiro, No. 03-30437 (5th Cir.) (377 F.3d 464) (July 12, 2004) (Judge Carolyn Dineen King) by In sharp contrast to the Sixth and Seventh Circuit rulings in U.S. v. Montgomery, No. 03-5256 (6th Cir. July 14, 2004) and U.S. v. Booker, No. 03-4225 (7th Cir. July 9, 2004), …
Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J June, 2004
U.S. v. Montgomery, No. 03-5256 (6th Cir.) (2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 14384) (July 14, 2004) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt) by In this brief decision, the Sixth Circuit agreed with the Seventh Circuit’s assessment (in U.S. v. Booker, No. 03-4225 (7th Cir. July 9, 2004)) that Blakely v. Washington, 124 S.Ct. …
Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J June, 2004
U.S. v. Croxford, No. 2:02-CR-00302PGC (D.Utah) (324 F.Supp.2d 1230) (July 7, 2004) (Judge Paul G. Cassell) by
Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J June, 2004
U.S. v. Mooney, No. 02-3388 (8th Cir.) (2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 15301) (July 23, 2004) (Per Curiam) by The per curiam label on this decision is actually quite deceptive - as it tends to cloud some of the significant differences among the judges on the contentious sentencing issues before the …
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