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Is six months about typical for the amount of time between a federal trial conviction and sentencing?

By Douglas A. Berman

Paul Cassell over here at The Volokh Conspiracy asks, "Is a Three Year Delay in Sentencing Too Long?".  Here is the factual background prompting Paul's query: According to this interesting article, a federal judge has recently set the sentencing date for four plant managers convicted of environmental and safety crimes on April 26, 2006.  The sentencings are now set for April 24, 2009 ? nearly three years later. It is not clear what has caused the delay. Federal prosecutors filed a motion in December to speed things up. They argued that the sentencing delay affected public perception of justice.  They also cited the Crime Victims' Rights Act, which promises crime victims that they have a right to a trial "free from unreasonable delay." The case involves a forklift accident at a foundry that killed a plant worker...continue to full post

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