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US Sentencing Commmission makes official its ambitious priorities

By Douglas A. Berman

Back in June, as detailed in this post, the US Sentencing Commission released its "notice of proposed priorities and request for public comment ... for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2010."   As I noted back then, unlike in prior years in which the USSC seemed to be acting as if Booker never happened, this latest set of proposed priorities was much more modern and quite ambitious. As detailed in this official statement, after "reviewing public comment received pursuant to the notice of proposed priorities,"  the USSC has now issued its "Notice of final Priorities" for its 2009-2010 amendment cycle.  Among the many highlights in this document are the USSC's stated priority to: "study ... statutory mandatory minimum penalties, including a review of the operation of the 'safety valve' provision at 18 U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 04, 2009 (boomark / email).