sentencing guidelines
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Colorado legal experts weigh in on ‘truth in sentencing’ measure
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Colorado voters earlier this month approved a ballot measure that increases the amount of time an individual convicted of certain violent crimes must serve before being eligible for parole and removes parole eligibility for those with two previous violent crime convictions. Proposition 128 passed with over 62% of the vote, which proponents said reflects Coloradans’ desire for…
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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…
