Beckles v. United States
Vol. 131 No. 1
The vagueness doctrine takes at least two forms: one based in the Due Process Clause and one based in the Eighth Amendment. Under the...
Sentencing
State v. Gonzales (Gonzales II)
Supreme Court of Ohio Holds Cocaine Possession Penalties Determined by Total Drug Weight.
Vol. 130 No. 8
State v. Loomis
Wisconsin Supreme Court Requires Warning Before Use of Algorithmic Risk Assessments in Sentencing.
Vol. 130 No. 5
Mending the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Approach to Consideration of Juvenile Status
Vol. 130 No. 3
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...
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
Kansas v. Carr
Vol. 130 No. 1
Montgomery v. Louisiana
Vol. 130 No. 1
Johnson v. United States
Vol. 129 No. 1
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...
Spencer v. United States
Eleventh Circuit Holds Misapplication of "Career Offender" Enhancement Not Cognizable Under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255.
Vol. 128 No. 8
United States v. Muhammad
Tenth Circuit Holds that Defendant Need Not Be Informed of Collateral Consequences Before Pleading No Contest.
Vol. 128 No. 6