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As of the beginning of the month, reforms in the way the Federal Sentencing Guidelines deal with drug cases went into effect. The changes, which were approved by the Sentencing Commission earlier this year, will result in relief both in the way drug offenders are...
Police officers and criminal investigators at both the state and federal level have broad authority and discretion in the investigation of criminal activity. Officers can and do employ a wide variety of tactics to gather incriminating information. Officers do not,...
Last month, the U.S. Sentencing Commission—the federal agency which sets sentencing policy for judges to use in federal criminal cases—made the announcement that it would soon be seeking to make changes to mandatory minim sentences. Mandatory minimum...
Earlier this year the US Sentencing Commission reduced guideline ranges for nonviolent drug crimes. This past Thursday, the federal panel unanimously approved its latest set of priorities: white-collar crime sentences. The panel revealed that it is considering changes...
Federal Crimes are expanding to include spice and other synthetic drugs. The feds are making synthetic drug conspiracies federal crimes. Spice refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as...
An Obama administration initiative to encourage nonviolent drug offenders in federal prison to seek clemency is likely to trigger tens of thousands of petitions. Clemency is the act by an executive member of government of extending mercy to a convicted individual. In...
The Supreme Court recently delivered an opinion in Doyle Randall Paroline v. United States that found restitution proper under 18 U.S.C. § 2259 only to the extent that defendant's offense proximately caused a victim's losses. The Supreme Court's holding vacated...
President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have announced a new plan to expand the availability of clemency for drug offenders. The change in policy is one of many that the Obama administration has taken to ease the harsh penalties faced by those charged with...
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 was created as a way to assist state, local, and tribal jurisdictions more effectively investigate and prosecute hate crimes. William Hatch, a man from New Mexico, was one of the first people...
Approximately 6 months ago, two men connected through a program called MeetMe.com. The one man, known as A.K., had expressed on his page that he was gay. The other man, Brice Johnson, indicated that he was not gay. The two individuals "connected" through this program...
