Latest Updates
Federal Relief & Sentencing Updates
Federal sentencing updates covering appellate decisions, compassionate release developments, Bureau of Prisons issues, Supreme Court activity, and post-conviction litigation affecting federal relief considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 2–6, 2023
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.
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Federal Sentencing Reform Outlook — January 2, 2023
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — December 26–30, 2022
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.
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Federal Sentencing Update — December 29, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — December 19–23, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — December 12–16, 2022
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.
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Supreme Court Criminal Law Update — December 14, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 28–December 2, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 14–18, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 7–11, 2022
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.