Federal, Uncategorized
CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN More Great Federal Sentencing Stuff from Amy Baron-Evans Rita, Gall and Kimbrough: A Chance for Real Sentencing Improvements Amy Baron-Evans April 4, 2008 In a series of cases beginning in 1999, the Supreme Court examined the...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Gall & Kimbrough: Crime and Punishment in Federal Court As many of you know, the first shot fired in the modern Sixth Amendment revolution left the Supreme Court’s muzzle seven years ago in Apprendi v. New Jersey. In...
Federal Law
CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Gall v. United States Here’s the opinion referenced in earlier blog entry. 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445, 76 USLW 4009, 07 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 14,090, 2007 Daily Journal D.A.R. 18,150, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 11 Briefs...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Supreme Court Continues to Undercut Sentencing Guidelines Building on its 2005 decision in United States v. Booker, the U.S. Supreme Court has now held that, in reviewing a district court’s sentence in criminal cases,...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN FBI Statistics/Report The following Report gives you an idea where the FBI is focusing its resources. If you are contacted by the FBI or other law enforcement agency, and you feel that you are being treated as a target or subject...
