Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update — November 1, 2023

November 2023 Federal Sentencing Guideline Amendments editorial image showing abstract Sentencing Commission guideline amendments, compassionate release, safety valve, fake pills, firearms, acceptance of responsibility, Amendment 821 criminal history, status points, zero-point offenders, BOP records, and federal sentence-reduction screening.

November 2023 federal sentencing guideline amendment update covering Amendment 814 compassionate release, Amendment 817 safety valve, Amendment 818 fake pills, Amendment 819 firearms, Amendment 820 acceptance of responsibility, Amendment 821 criminal history, status points, zero-point offenders, and retroactive sentence-reduction screening.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update — October 25, 2023

October 2023 Federal Sentencing Amendment 814 821 Update editorial image showing abstract Amendment 814 compassionate-release review, extraordinary and compelling reasons, unusually long sentences, Amendment 821 criminal-history recalculation, status points, zero-point offenders, retroactivity screening, BOP records, and federal sentence-reduction monitoring.

October 2023 federal sentencing amendment update covering Amendment 814 compassionate release, medical and family circumstances, abuse-related relief, unusually long sentences, Amendment 821 status points, zero-point offenders, criminal-history review, retroactivity beginning February 1, 2024, and federal sentence-reduction screening.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 16–20, 2023

October 2023 Federal Miranda ACCA Medication Developments editorial image showing abstract Miranda waiver suppression review, ACCA § 2255 relief, Maryland first-degree assault predicate analysis, alien-transportation evidence error, involuntary-medication Sell order limits, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

October 2023 federal Miranda, ACCA, and involuntary-medication update covering Donald Miranda waiver reversal, Redd § 2255 ACCA relief for Maryland first-degree assault, Foreman alien-transportation evidence error, Harris religious objection to forcible medication, Fieste Sell dosage-range remand, Amendment 814 and 821 watch, and BOP relief statistics.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 9–13, 2023

October 2023 Federal Fraud Loss Lien Developments editorial image showing abstract fraud loss calculation review, fake deed valuation timing, § 2B1.1 loss brackets, retaliatory-lien statutory coverage, Rahimi firearm watch, sentencing rumor control, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

October 2023 federal fraud loss and lien update covering Rahimi Second Amendment watch, Harris fake-deed fraud loss resentencing, Pate retaliatory-lien statutory reversal involving former federal officials, federal prison rumor control, Amendment 814 and 821 watch, and BOP relief statistics.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 2–6, 2023

October 2023 Federal Compassionate Release Habeas Developments editorial image showing abstract compassionate-release review, § 3553(a) analysis, § 2254 ineffective assistance, mitigation evidence, revocation resentencing, Confrontation Clause expert testimony, forfeiture timing, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

October 2023 federal compassionate release and habeas update covering Smith Confrontation Clause expert testimony, McIntosh criminal forfeiture timing, Quirós-Morales compassionate-release remand, McMullen § 2254 ineffective assistance evidentiary hearing, Steiger revocation resentencing, Amendment 814 watch, and BOP relief statistics.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 30–February 3, 2023

February 2023 Federal First Step Act ACCA Ruan Developments editorial image showing abstract First Step Act resentencing review, Concepcion explanation requirements, supervised-release revocation recalculation, ACCA Borden predicate analysis, § 924(c) brandishing evidence, Ruan medical-prescribing jury instructions, Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

February 2023 federal First Step Act, ACCA, and Ruan update covering Reed First Step Act remand under Concepcion, Greer supervised-release revocation resentencing, White ACCA Borden predicate relief, Baker § 924(c) brandishing reversal, Kahn Ruan medical-prescribing jury-instruction error, Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, and BOP relief statistics.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 16–20, 2023

January 2023 Federal 924c Career Offender Developments editorial image showing abstract § 924(c) Davis and Taylor review, Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy predicate relief, Fourth Amendment seizure timing, Dupree career-offender inchoate-offense ruling, acquitted-conduct watch, true-threat review, immigration obstruction cases, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

January 2023 federal § 924(c) and career-offender update covering Hall Davis and Taylor relief for Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, Wright Fourth Amendment seizure timing, Dupree en banc career-offender relief for inchoate drug offenses, Supreme Court acquitted-conduct watch, Counterman true-threat review, Pugin and Cordero-Garcia immigration obstruction cases, and BOP relief statistics.

Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 9–13, 2023

January 2023 Federal Guideline Amendment Compassionate Release Developments editorial image showing abstract U.S. Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, compassionate-release review, safety valve, criminal history, status points, zero-point offenders, Range Second Amendment rehearing, upward-variance explanation review, juror questionnaires, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.

January 2023 federal guideline amendment and compassionate release update covering Mendez-Rodriguez upward-variance explanation remand, Range en banc Second Amendment rehearing, Mangarella compassionate-release COVID-risk remand, Sommerville juror-questionnaire remand, U.S. Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, safety valve, criminal history, acquitted conduct, and BOP relief statistics.