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Notable new defender resources on crack retroactivity implementation

By Douglas A. Berman

Over at the Crack Cocaine Guideline Amendment resource page of the Office of Defender Services website I just saw a bunch of interesting new resources discussing the implementation of the new crack guidelines retroactively.  Here are the new materials that really caught my eye: Effective, Efficient, and Fair Implementation of the Retroactive Amendment (January 14, 2008)Federal Defender Sentencing Guidelines CommitteeThis memorandum was prepared for distribution to participants at the Crack Amendment Retroactivity Summit held January 17-18 in Charlotte, N.C. It expresses the Defender community?s views with respect to (1) the right to counsel in crack retroactivity cases, and (2) the right for the defense bar to have equal access to the names of those who may benefit from retroactive application of the crack guidelines...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 28, 2008 (boomark / email).