Criminal Law

Are we headed toward virtual sentencing proceedings?
Because I am always interested in the intersection of sentencing and technology, I found notable this local story headlined "Sentencing in steroid case is first by videoconference...

Sentencing Project issues annual report
Via Sentencing Law and Police, the Sentencing Project has issued a report, The State of Sentencing 2007...

US Sentencing Commission 15 Year Assessment of Guidelines Sentencing
The US Sentencing Commission has issued its 15 year review of the sentencing guidelines: Fifteen Years of Guidelines Sentencing: An Assessment of How Well the Federal Criminal Justice System Is Achieving the Goals of Sentencing Reform...

Debate and controversy over sentencing in the UK
There has been a lot of notable sentencing news coming from the UK, and this latest story, headlined "Judges' revolt stops curb on court sentencing powers," highlights judicial push-back on efforts to develop binding sentencing guidelines...

Austrailian study on restorative sentencing alternative
This brief story from Austrailia suggests that a restorative justice process, known as sentencing circles, have not proven to be more effective at reducing recidivism than traditional sentencing processes: A new report has found circle sentencing does not reduce the...

Some world-wide perspectives on sentencing
A few headlines from papers in distant lands provides a glipse into sentencing debate going on around the world: From Australia, Oppn unveils new mandatory sentencing policy From the UK, Judges scorn American-style sentencing to control prison overcrowding

He will be arraigned today, What can I axpect at his sentencing?
Firstly get an attorney and if he can't afford it get one appointed by the ...