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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
Meet Marcel Johnson
Written Statement of Steven D. Benjamin, President National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “Defining the Problem and Scope of Over-criminalization and Over-federalization”
Written Testimony of Lucian E. Dervan Assistant Professor of Law Southern Illinois University School of Law Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force, United States House of Representatives “Regulatory Crime: Solutions”
Written Statement of Bryan A. Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director Equal Justice Initiative and Professor of Clinical Law New York University School of Law Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “Penalties”
Written Statement of William G. Otis, Adjunct Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “Penalties”
Written Statement of Marc Levin, Policy Director Right on Crime Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “Penalties”
Written Statement of Eric Evenson, National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “Penalties”
Testimony of Chief Judge Patti B. Saris Chair, United States Sentencing Commission For the Hearing on “Agency Perspectives” Before the Over-Criminalization Task Force of the Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives
Statement Of Judge Irene M. Keeley, United States District Judge Judicial Conference of the United States Before the Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force United States House of Representatives at a Hearing Entitled “Agency Perspectives”
During its 2023-2024 Term, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed criminal penalties for people who are homeless; blocked the ATF’s regulation of bump stocks; ended Chevron deference, a landmark doctrine of administrative review; and decided that U.S. presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for core constitutional acts taken during their tenure in office. Criminal defense lawyers will talk about these cases for years to come.
Turning Back The Clock? Booker's Impact On Due Process Rights Of Defendants In Pipeline Cases
Federal prosecutors regularly ask courts to impose sentences within the Guidelines ranges to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities under 18 USC §3553(a)(6), but these arguments often ignore data about what sentences are actually being imposed, especially in white-collar cases. The Sentencing Commission has made it easier to see this data through the Judiciary Sentencing Information (JSIN) platform, and regular use of JSIN data is already being tested in 1/3 of federal district courts around the country.
Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh will share her latest research on prison sentence lengths. In this presentation moderated by defense lawyer Seth P. Chazin, Dr. Ghandnoosh will discuss that among the many facts revealed by her research, it was clear that lengthy sentences do far more societal harm than good and that lengthier sentences are demonstrably unjustified: Although 56% of people in U.S. prisons are sentenced to 10 or more years, research shows that people “age out” of crime in 10 years – recidivism decreases dramatically after a decade and desistance takes roughly 16 years.
This session provides an overview of PATTERN and Earned Time Credits, explains how you can utilize these tools to benefit your client, and discusses how to proceed if the BOP fails to provide the time credits your client has earned. One of the prison reform provisions of the First Step Act, the Earned Time Credit program allows eligible individuals to be released early from prison or transferred to prerelease custody based on those credits. Along with BOP's risk assessment tool, PATTERN, Earned Time Credits can be an effective way to significantly decrease your client's sentence.