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State v. Loomis

Wisconsin Supreme Court Requires Warning Before Use of Algorithmic Risk Assessments in Sentencing.

Vol. 130 No. 5 March 2017

Mending the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Approach to Consideration of Juvenile Status

Vol. 130 No. 3 January 2017 In a series of recent cases, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed the profound significance of a juvenile offender’s age in sentencing, seemingly rendering youth...

Criminal Law Recent Case

United States v. Collins

Sixth Circuit Holds that Imposing a Significantly Below-Guidelines Sentence Informed by a Jury Poll Is Not Substantively Unreasonable.

Vol. 130 No. 2 December 2016

Capital Punishment Leading Case

Kansas v. Carr

Vol. 130 No. 1 November 2016

Eighth Amendment Leading Case

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Vol. 130 No. 1 November 2016

Criminal Law Leading Case

Johnson v. United States

Vol. 129 No. 1 November 2015 The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (ACCA) imposes a mandatory minimum fifteen-year prison sentence on predicate felons who have three prior convictions for...

Habeas Corpus Recent Case

Spencer v. United States

Eleventh Circuit Holds Misapplication of "Career Offender" Enhancement Not Cognizable Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Vol. 128 No. 8 June 2015

Criminal Procedure Recent Case

United States v. Muhammad

Tenth Circuit Holds that Defendant Need Not Be Informed of Collateral Consequences Before Pleading No Contest.

Vol. 128 No. 6 April 2015

Criminal Procedure Recent Case

United States v. Ortiz

Second Circuit Holds that Imposing Below-Guidelines Sentence Using Retroactive Guidelines Range Increase Does Not Violate Ex Post Facto Clause.

Vol. 124 No. 8 June 2011

Criminal Law Recent Case

United States v. Dorvee

Second Circuit Holds Within-Guidelines Child Pornography Sentence Procedurally and Substantively Unreasonable.

Vol. 124 No. 4 February 2011