January 2023 federal sentencing reform outlook covering congressional reform prospects, Attorney General Garland’s crack/powder cocaine charging policy, U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline amendment activity, compassionate release, acquitted conduct, Concepcion, clemency, pardons, commutations, and federal relief screening.
December 2022 federal methamphetamine, ACCA, and § 924(c) update covering Blaszczak fraud-property convictions after Kelly, Shivers reckless-endangerment enhancement reversal, Pumpkin § 924(c) discharge reduction, Myers Missouri cocaine ACCA predicate rejection, Robinson methamphetamine purity guideline ruling, and BOP relief statistics.
December 2022 federal acquitted conduct sentencing update covering McClinton v. United States, United States v. Watts, jury acquittals, sentencing guideline enhancements, Supreme Court review, later Sentencing Commission acquitted-conduct amendment activity, compassionate release, Fair Sentencing Act relief, and federal case-screening considerations.
December 2022 federal § 924(c) and crack sentencing update covering Montemayor double-jeopardy remand for overlapping § 924(c) counts, Jones firearm-enhancement resentencing, Attorney General Garland’s crack/powder cocaine charging policy, Sentencing Commission compassionate-release data, guideline sentencing trends, and BOP relief statistics.
December 2022 Federal Restitution Crack Sentencing Developments editorial image showing abstract Wells restitution garnishment review, MVRA collection limits, Consumer Credit Protection Act earnings cap, retirement and disability benefit protections, Garland crack/powder cocaine charging policy, Fair Sentencing Act screening, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.
December 2022 Supreme Court criminal law update covering United States v. Hansen immigration encouragement review, Lora § 924(j) consecutive-sentence issue, Samia redacted co-defendant confession and Confrontation Clause review, Smith improper venue remedy, EQUAL Act crack cocaine sentencing reform discussions, compassionate release, and Fair Sentencing Act relief.
December 2022 federal fraud, suppression, and habeas update covering Ciminelli and Percoco Supreme Court fraud arguments, Banks intended-loss sentencing relief, Smith false-statement multiplicity, Miller dog-sniff suppression, Fields jury-experiment habeas ruling, Kearn Lafler plea-offer litigation, Matthews supervised-release judgment correction, and BOP relief statistics.
November 2022 federal identity theft and compassionate release update covering Dubin aggravated identity theft review, Barcenas-Rumualdo supervised-release resentencing, Handlon compassionate-release explanation remand, Gibson obstruction enhancement reversal, Reho pro se appeal-timing remand, Nishida treatment-condition delegation error, and BOP relief statistics.
November 2022 federal § 924(c), methamphetamine, and habeas update covering Dubin aggravated identity theft review, Davis § 924(c) arson predicate relief, Moore methamphetamine purity resentencing, Jones mental-health mitigation habeas ruling, marijuana reform hearings, compassionate release, Fair Sentencing Act relief, and BOP statistics.
November 2022 federal habeas and Bruen update covering Jones v. Hendrix Supreme Court argument, Rehaif claims, § 2255 saving-clause limits, § 2241 petitions, Sanford Rule 5 habeas record requirements, Quiroz § 922(n), Price § 922(k), post-Bruen firearm challenges, compassionate release, Fair Sentencing Act relief, and BOP statistics.