Tuesday, December 11, 2007

 

BOOM! Sentencing Commission continues to drop da bomb on harsh crack laws


It's been an incredible week for sentencing (even without Michael Vick). Yesterday, Kimbrough; today, the Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to make the new, more reasonable, crack guidelines retroactive. This change means that those who were sentenced under the old, harsher guidelines can be resentenced under the new standard. The new rule will go into effect on March 8, 2008. I suspect that the delay is to allow courts to get ready, for defense attorneys and others to identify those affected, and to allow time for Congress to decide whether or not they want to veto this decision.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 4:16 PM
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Wait! That wasn't you doing that stuttering version of "Blue Christmas" on last year's CD???

Wow, you had me fooled for a whole year.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4:33 PM
 
It appears that Wren's wookie is giving this news a thumbs-down. What's with that?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:54 PM
 
This is off topic but you got any advice on finding a good blog on Texas law that is up to date and not just one word sentences with links. I am specifically interested in civil tort law.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:19 AM
 
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