Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes

Author: Charles Doyle

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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This report discusses the federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, that limits the discretion of a sentencing court to impose a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment or the death penalty. The United States Sentencing Commission's Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System (2011) recommends consideration of amendments to several of the statutes under which federal mandatory minimum sentences are most often imposed.


Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Author: Margaret Haerens

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13:

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Offers opposing viewpoints on mandatory minimum sentencing to give the reader both sides of the legal debate.


Federal Sentencing the Basics

Federal Sentencing the Basics

Author: United States Sentencing Commission

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-27

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781688991422

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This paper provides an overview of the federal sentencing system. For historicalcontext, it first briefly discusses the evolution of federal sentencing during the past fourdecades, including the landmark passage of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (SRA),1 inwhich Congress established a new federal sentencing system based primarily on sentencingguidelines, as well as key Supreme Court decisions concerning the guidelines. It thendescribes the nature of federal sentences today and the process by which such sentencesare imposed. The final parts of this paper address appellate review of sentences; therevocation of offenders' terms of probation and supervised release; the process whereby theUnited States Sentencing Commission (the Commission) amends the guidelines; and theCommission's collection and analysis of sentencing data.


Crimes and Punishments

Crimes and Punishments

Author: Frederic Block

Publisher:

Published: 2019-06

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781641053815

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Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge provides a cross-section of different crimes for which Judge Frederic Block sentenced a convicted criminal.


North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids 2018

North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids 2018

Author: James M. Markham

Publisher: Unc School of Government

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781560119357

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This book is a step-by-step guide to the sentencing of felonies, misdemeanors, and impaired driving in North Carolina. It includes the felony and misdemeanor sentencing grids that apply under Structured Sentencing and a table showing the different sentencing levels for DWI. The book also includes materials on diversion programs (deferred prosecution and conditional discharge), probation supervision, fines and fees, and sex offender registration.