In their thought-provoking guest article in Law 360, “Post-Chevron, Good Riddance to the Sentencing Guidelines,” co-authors Mark Allenbaugh, Doug Passon, and Alan Ellis dive deep into the implications of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This landmark case has effectively dismantled the long-standing Chevron doctrine, which traditionally granted deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
Category: U.S. Sentencing Commission
Addressing Unconstitutional Sentences Under the ACCA: A Critical Analysis
Thousands of inmates sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) are serving prison terms that the US Supreme Court says are unconstitutional. The recent ruling in Erlinger v. United States mandates that a jury, not a judge, must determine whether prior convictions occurred on separate occasions before enhancing a sentence under ACCA. This landmark
New Guidance on Guilty Plea Withdrawals Long Past due – Law 360
New Guidance on Guilty Plea Withdrawals Long Past due – Law 360
Sentencing Reform Advocates Hail Landmark Acquitted Conduct Amendment to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Washington, D.C. – In a major victory for sentencing reform advocates, the U.S. Sentencing Commission has amended the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines to preclude the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing. This amendment, which goes into effect on August 1, 2024, marks a significant step towards a more constitutional and equitable sentencing system.
US Sentencing Commission 2024 Amendments
Sentencing Stats’ co-founder Mark Allenbaugh and advisor Doug Passon analysis the forthcoming 2024 US Sentencing Commission Amendments
Federal Sentencing Commission JSIN “Judicial Sentencing Information” system and why it’s lacking
The US Sentencing Commission created “JSIN” (sounds like “Jason”) as a resource for Judges who want to understand how defendants are really being sentenced under the guidelines. And, currently thirty-one federal jurisdictions are now incorporating JSIN data into the pre-sentence report. But, are the stats accurate? Could these numbers help or harm defendants? IN THIS
Big Changes coming to Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Our founder, Mark Allenbaugh, has a fascinating discussion about the Federal Sentencing Guideline changes coming from the Federal Sentencing Commission, with Federal defense attorney Doug Passon on his podcast, “Set for Sentencing”. #federalsentencing #sentencingstatistics #sentencinganalysis
Former Deputy City Treasurer Sentenced to 78 months for Embezzlement of Millions in City Funds
Salvador Galvan was sentenced on November 3, 2017 to 78 months’ imprisonment for embezzling over $3.7 million of city of funds. A 78 month sentence is in the 97.4th percentile for all offenders sentenced between 2006 and 2016 under 2B1.1, who pleaded guilty, and were in Criminal History Category I. In other words, Galvan’s sentence
Manafort Sentencing Analysis Update
In this episode, we provide a revised sentencing analysis based on a viewer’s input.
Weekly Sentencing Round-up
In this episode, we discuss what Paul Manafort can expect in terms of a cooperation deal, Saipov–the NY truck-terrorist–sentencing guidelines and statistics, and finally some thoughts on Sgt. Bergdahl’s sentence.