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Circuits ring in 2009 with some sex and death

By Douglas A. Berman

The first two 2009 sentencing related opinions I noticed today were, perhaps fittingly, dealing with sex offender sentencing and the administration of capital punishment.  I predict that these will be two of the hottest topics in sentencing law and policy for 2009, so it is notable to see the sentencing year get off to this kind of jurisprudential start. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit has an intricate little child porn sentencing opinion today in US v. Osborne, No. 08-1176 (7th Cir. Jan 5, 2009) (available here), and the Eleventh Circuit has an elaborate lengthy death penalty decision today in Wellons v. Hall, No. 07-13086 (11th Cir. Jan 5, 2009) (available here).  Some recent related posts: What might 2009 have in store for . . . sex offender law and policy? What might 2009 have in store for ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 05, 2009 (boomark / email).