July 2024 federal sentencing and double-jeopardy update covering Supreme Court GVR activity after Rahimi, Duffey and Hewitt First Step Act resentencing review, Slocum § 2255 double-jeopardy hearing, Pinto continuing criminal enterprise resentencing, Hess fraud sentencing reversal, and BOP relief statistics.

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June 2024 federal Supreme Court and sentencing update covering Fischer obstruction narrowing, Snyder gratuities ruling, Loper Bright agency-deference changes, Rahimi-related § 922(g)(1) litigation, Davis plea-agreement breach, Montgomery premises enhancement remand, Hernandez guilty-plea withdrawal review, and BOP statistics.

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June 2024 federal ACCA and plea sentencing update covering Erlinger ACCA jury findings, Rahimi firearm litigation, Smith Confrontation Clause issues, Diaz expert testimony, Dunlap Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea enforcement, Van Sach guideline error, and BOP statistics.

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June 2024 federal methamphetamine sentencing update covering Davis Rehaif relief, Lemoine drug-trial new-trial ruling, Venjohn crime-of-violence guideline reversal, the U.S. Sentencing Commission methamphetamine trafficking report, purity-based sentencing issues, and BOP relief statistics.

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June 2024 federal ACCA and crime-of-violence update covering Delligatti Supreme Court review, pending Rahimi and Erlinger decisions, Canada ACCA resentencing after Borden, South Carolina criminal domestic violence predicate issues, § 924(c) crime-of-violence review, and BOP relief statistics.

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May 2024 federal supervised release and sentencing update covering Thornell habeas review, Mathis Rogers-Singletary supervised-release error, Rudolph career-offender proof issue, In re West Rule 60(b) and Apprendi review, Robertson obstruction guideline resentencing, and BOP statistics.

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May 2024 federal ACCA and supervised-release update covering Brown serious-drug-offense predicate timing, Reardon self-employment supervised-release restriction, Elmore Fourth Amendment home-seizure suppression ruling, and BOP relief statistics.

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May 2024 federal trial and sentencing update covering Villa-Guillen evidentiary errors, Frias organizer-or-leader enhancement reversal, Barrett Lora resentencing, Willis self-representation reversal, Faretta issues, drug-trafficking trial review, and BOP relief statistics.

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May 2024 federal firearm and resentencing update covering Cora-Alicea variance error, Duarte § 922(g)(1) Second Amendment panel ruling, Murphy kidnapping-related sufficiency reversal, pending Supreme Court criminal-law cases, and BOP relief statistics.

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May 2024 federal acquitted-conduct and sentencing update covering the Sentencing Commission’s acquitted-conduct amendment, Abbas venue reversal, Sanders firearm jury-instruction error, Brown Speedy Trial Act violation, Anderson ACCA resentencing, Feeney guideline double-counting issue, Charles inventory-search suppression, Lucas sentencing factfinding, and BOP relief statistics.

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