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AI, criminal sentencing, SCOTUS ‘messaging’: 10th Circuit conference addresses hot-button issues
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The use of artificial intelligence, various aspects of criminal law and the work of the U.S. Supreme Court were among the topics discussed in Colorado Springs at least week’s biennial gathering of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The 10th Circuit, which hears appeals in federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah,…
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10th Circuit upholds validity of federal sentencing recommendations
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When Congress created the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1984, it intended to reduce disparities in criminal sentencing at the federal level by developing a set of guidelines, which trial judges now reference during sentencing. However, the guidelines are also accompanied by commentary – notes that clarify and expand upon the meaning of the guidelines. In recent…
