Aggravating Factors At Sentencing: To Increase A Sentence The Aggravating Factor Must Be Found By Jury, Not Judge. Published March 18, 2013
United States Sentencing Guidelines: Defining Violent Felony Under The Armed Career Criminal Act Published March 8, 2013
Armed Career Criminal Act: Defining Violent Felonies Under The United States Sentencing Guidelines – Failure To Report Published February 13, 2013
The Armed Career Criminal Act And Defining “Serious Drug Offense”: Prior State Convictions Published January 30, 2013
Defining “Violent Offense” Under The Armed Career Criminal Act: Felony Driving While Intoxicated Published January 30, 2013
Kimbrough v US: The Disparity Between The Guidelines Treatment of Crack and Powder Cocaine In Determining a Sentence Published January 27, 2013
At Sentencing: The U.S. District Court Judge Does Not Have To Warn The Defendant That He Intends To Vary From The Recommended Sentencing Range. Published January 25, 2013
Gall v. United States: Federal Sentencing Procedures And Standard Of Review Under The Post Booker Era United States Sentencing Guidelines Published November 15, 2012
Rita v. Unites States: The Sentencing Guidelines And Presumption Of Reasonableness Of Within Guidelines Sentences. Published November 13, 2012
Standard of Review of Federal Sentence: There Is No Presumption That A Within Guidelines Sentence Is Reasonable. Published October 12, 2012
Restitution In Federal Criminal Cases: Defendant’s Gain Is Not Victim’s Loss Published April 24, 2012
Waiver Of The Right To Appeal – Plea Agreements – Contract Law and Parole Evidence: Trial Court’s Statements at Sentencing and FRCP Rule 11(b) Published February 28, 2012
Federal Sentencing: Firearms and 18 USC § 924(c) Concurrent vs. Consecutive Sentencing: Interpreting Abbott v. United States Published February 14, 2011
Sentencing in Federal Court: The District Court’s Authority and Statutory Minimum Sentences Published February 11, 2011
Federal Sentencing: Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. §924(c), – Penalties for Possession of Firearms Carries Consecutive Sentence Published February 10, 2011
United States Sentencing Guidelines: Sentence Reduction Under 18 U.S.C § 3582 and Consideration of Factors Under §3553(a) Published February 9, 2011
United States Sentencing Guidelines: Determining The Correct Offense Level and Section 1B1.3(a) – Preponderance of the Evidence Published February 8, 2011
United States Sentencing Guidelines: Sentence Reduction Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 and The 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) Factors Published February 7, 2011