Sentencing Reform Act: Judge Cannot Lengthen Sentence To Promote Rehabilitation Published April 26, 2013
Trial Court May Enhance Federal Sentence Even Where Enhancement Omitted From Indictment Published March 25, 2013
The Constitutional Right To Present A Complete Defense – The Exception: Collateral Matters Published March 22, 2013
Aggravating Factors At Sentencing: To Increase A Sentence The Aggravating Factor Must Be Found By Jury, Not Judge. Published March 18, 2013
United States Sentencing Guidelines: Defining Violent Felony Under The Armed Career Criminal Act Published March 8, 2013
Armed Career Criminal Act: Defining Violent Felonies Under The United States Sentencing Guidelines – Failure To Report Published February 13, 2013
The Armed Career Criminal Act And Defining “Serious Drug Offense”: Prior State Convictions Published January 30, 2013
Defining “Violent Offense” Under The Armed Career Criminal Act: Felony Driving While Intoxicated Published January 30, 2013
Kimbrough v US: The Disparity Between The Guidelines Treatment of Crack and Powder Cocaine In Determining a Sentence Published January 27, 2013
At Sentencing: The U.S. District Court Judge Does Not Have To Warn The Defendant That He Intends To Vary From The Recommended Sentencing Range. Published January 25, 2013
Gall v. United States: Federal Sentencing Procedures And Standard Of Review Under The Post Booker Era United States Sentencing Guidelines Published November 15, 2012
Rita v. Unites States: The Sentencing Guidelines And Presumption Of Reasonableness Of Within Guidelines Sentences. Published November 13, 2012
Eliminating Jurors For Cause And Limiting Instructions To The Jury On Hearsay Published November 2, 2012
Reviewing the Booker Case: Sentencing Guidelines Are Advisory, Not Mandatory. Published November 1, 2012