Statutory Interpretation
State v. Gonzales (Gonzales II)
Supreme Court of Ohio Holds Cocaine Possession Penalties Determined by Total Drug Weight.
Sentencing
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Criminal Law
State v. Loomis
Wisconsin Supreme Court Requires Warning Before Use of Algorithmic Risk Assessments in Sentencing.
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Criminal Law
Mending the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Approach to Consideration of Juvenile Status
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Criminal Law
United States v. Collins
Sixth Circuit Holds that Imposing a Significantly Below-Guidelines Sentence Informed by a Jury Poll Is Not Substantively Unreasonable.
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Capital Punishment
Kansas v. Carr
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Eighth Amendment
Montgomery v. Louisiana
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Criminal Law
Johnson v. United States
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Habeas Corpus
Spencer v. United States
Eleventh Circuit Holds Misapplication of "Career Offender" Enhancement Not Cognizable Under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255.
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Criminal Procedure
United States v. Muhammad
Tenth Circuit Holds that Defendant Need Not Be Informed of Collateral Consequences Before Pleading No Contest.
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Criminal Procedure
United States v. Ortiz
Second Circuit Holds that Imposing Below-Guidelines Sentence Using Retroactive Guidelines Range Increase Does Not Violate Ex Post Facto Clause.