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FSR issue focused on crack retroactivity now on-line

By Douglas A. Berman

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I am pleased to report that, just in time for the start of the summer sentencing dog days, the latest issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter focused on white-collar cases is now available here on-line. The issue is titled "Debates and Realities Surrounding Crack Retroactivity," and here is an overview of some of the contents: EDITOR's OBSERVATIONS Douglas A. Berman, The Varied Challenges of Undoing Past Sentencing Injustices ARTICLES David Yellen, The Sentencing Commission Takes on Crack, Again Judge Gregory Presnell, United States v. Guy D. Lyne PRIMARY MATERIALS U.S. Sentencing Commission, ?Reader-Friendly? Version of Amendments on Crack Cocaine Guideline Retroactivity Federal Defender Sentencing Guidelines Committee, Memorandum on Effective, Efficient and Fair Implementation of the Retroactive Amendment Bureau of Prisons, Letter Concerning Sentence Reduction for Crack Cocaine Offenders Congressional Testimony at ?Cracked Justice? House Hearing Details on other recent FSR issues: FSR Issue 20...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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