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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 2023 federal compassionate release and Ruan update covering Malone compassionate-release relief, Villa plea-offer ineffective assistance hearing, Thabit warrantless residence search suppression, Ruan medical-prescribing jury-instruction error, McClinton acquitted-conduct watch, attorney-client privilege review, and BOP relief statistics.
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.