2005-01-14
SCOTUS
Sentencing Guildelines | In UNITED STATES v. BOOKER the Supremes have ruled on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, though some legal opinion is that there is no change of past practices or that defendants will have almost no grounds on which to challenge their sentences on appeal |
Just who does this affect? | Most likely, not the average Joe or Jane on the street, unlikely as they may be to end up in Federal prison | Then again, with obscure factes of the PATRIOT ACT and other doublespeak legislation, it still may be helpful to know about Sentencing Law and how it impacts on trials | And it could certainly affect the residencies of some of the folks I work with | So it helps that I know where to look to at least understand what they are talking about |
Sentencing Guildelines | In UNITED STATES v. BOOKER the Supremes have ruled on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, though some legal opinion is that there is no change of past practices or that defendants will have almost no grounds on which to challenge their sentences on appeal |
Just who does this affect? | Most likely, not the average Joe or Jane on the street, unlikely as they may be to end up in Federal prison | Then again, with obscure factes of the PATRIOT ACT and other doublespeak legislation, it still may be helpful to know about Sentencing Law and how it impacts on trials | And it could certainly affect the residencies of some of the folks I work with | So it helps that I know where to look to at least understand what they are talking about |
Here's a copy of the actual Supreme Court Ruling United States v. Booker |
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