- Defender Public Comment of 9/7/11 Regarding Commission's Notice of Proposed Priorities for Amendment Cycle Ending May 1, 2012 (Priority 3 - Booker)
- Defender Public Comment of 8/30/11 Regarding Commission's Notice of Proposed Priorities for Amendment Cycle Ending May 1, 2012 (Priority 7 - Departures)
- Defender Public Comment of 8/29/11 Regarding Commission's Notice of Proposed Priorities for Amendment Cycle Ending May 1, 2012 (Priority 1 - Mandatory Minimums)
- Defender Public Comment of 8/26/11 Regarding Commission's Notice of Proposed Priorities for Amendment Cycle Ending May 1, 2012 (Priorities 2, 4-6 and 8-10: Fraud, Drug, Child Pornography, and Human Rights Offenses; Recidivism Definitions; 5K2.19; BZP; Relevant Conduct; Defender Ex Officio)
- Defender Supplementary Public Comment of 6/7/11 Regarding Retroactivity of Amendments Pertaining to Drug Offenses
- Defender Public Comment of 6/6/11 Regarding Retroactivity of Amendments Pertaining to Drug Offenses
- Defender Letter of 6/6/11 Regarding Proposed Priorities for 2011-2012
- Statement of Michael Nachmanoff Before the Commission Public Hearing on Retroactive Application of the Guideline Amendments Implementing
the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (06/1/11)
- Defender Public Comment of 3/21/11 Regarding Proposed Amendments for 2011
- Testimony of Kyle Welch Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17, 2011 on Proposed Firearms Amendments for 2011
- Testimony of James T. Skuthan Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17, 2011 on Proposed Drug Amendments for 2011
- Supplemental Written Testimony of Hector Dopico Before the Commission Public Hearing of February 16, 2011 on Proposed Fraud Amendments for 2011
- Testimony of Hector Dopico Before the Commission Public Hearing of February 16, 2011 on Proposed Fraud Amendments for 2011
- Testimony of Jane McClellan Before the Commission Public Hearing of February 16, 2011 on Proposed Illegal Reentry & Supervised Release Amendments for 2011
- Defender Public Comment of 10/8/10 Regarding Proposed Amendment: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
- Defender Public Comment of 9/13/10 Regarding Retroactivity of the Proposed Amendment Eliminating Recency Points Under § 4A1.1(e)
- Defender Letter of 8/18/10 Regarding the Commission's Proposed Priorities for Cycle Ending May 1, 2011
- Defender Letter of 8/19/10 Regarding the Commission's Priorities 1 and 2 (Advisory Guideline System; Statutory Mandatory Minimums)
- Statement of Michael Nachmanoff Before the Commission Public Hearing on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Provisions Under Federal Law (05/27/10)
- Written Statement of Margy Meyers and Marianne Mariano Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17, 2010 on Proposed Amendments for 2010 (Re: Alternatives to Incarceration, Specific Offender Characteristics, Application Instructions, and Recency) and Appendix A
- Defender Public Comment of 3/22/10 Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines Issued January 21, 2010
- Defender Letter of 1/22/10 Regarding Follow Up to 1/21/10 Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later"
- Statement of Heather E. Williams Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (1/21/10)
- Statement of Henry J. Bemporad Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (1/21/10)
- Statement of Julia O'Connell Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (11/19/09)
- Statement of Jason D. Hawkins Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (11/19/09)
- Statement of Nicholas T. Drees Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (10/21/09)
- Statement of Raymond Moore Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (10/21/09)
- Statement of Carol A. Brook Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (9/10/09)
- Statement of Jacqueline A. Johnson Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (9/10/09)
- Defender Letter of 8/24/09 Regarding Proposed Priority Policy Issues for Amendment Cycle Ending May 1, 2010
- Statement of Michael Nachmanoff Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (7/9/09)
- Statement of Alexander Bunin Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (7/9/09)
- Testimony of Thomas W. Hillier II and Davina Chen Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (5/27/09)
- Defender Letter of 4/9/09 Regarding the Role of Empirical Evidence in Guideline Development and Amendment; and How the Commission Should Respond to Congressional Directives
- Defender Public Comment of 3/30/09 Regarding the Court Security Act of 2007
- Defender Public Comment of 3/30/09 Regarding Proposed Amendments Related to Bleached Notes
- Defender Public Comment of 3/30/09 Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Undue Influence of a Minor Enhancement in § § 2A3.2 and 2G1.3
- Defender Public Comment of 3/27/09 Regarding ID Theft and Computer Crimes
- Defender Public Comment of 3/27/09 Regarding Proposed Amendments Related to the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
- Defender Public Comment of 3/27/09 Regarding Proposed Amendments Related to the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
- Defender Public Comment of 3/27/09 Regarding Proposed Amendments Related to Submersible Vessels
- Defender Public Comment of 3/27/09 Regarding Proposed Miscellaneous Amendments
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Written Statement of Jon Sands Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008) and Online Pharmacy Prosecutions Chart
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Testimony of Jon Sands Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Court Security Improvement Act of 2007)
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Written Statement of Donna Elm Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Submersible Vessels)
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Written Statement of Lesley Whitcomb Fierst Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act)
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Testimony of Jennifer N. Coffin Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: offenses involving computer crimes and the misuse of identifying information)
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Written Statement of Jon Sands Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Influencing a Minor)
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Written Statement of Jon Sands Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Counterfeiting and "Bleached Notes")
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Written Statement of Jon Sands Before the Commission Public Hearing of March 17-18, 2009 on Proposed Amendments for 2009 (Re: Housing and Recovery Act of 2008; Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008; Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008; Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 and the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008; Firearms Guideline, §2K2.1; and 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(7))
- Testimony of Alan Dubois and Nicole Kaplan Before the Commission Public Hearing on "The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984: 25 Years Later" (2/10/09)
- Defender Public Comment of 12/8/08 on Commission Action in Response to Pub. L. 110-326, § 209 (A Directive Relating to Identity Theft and Computer Crimes)
- Defender Public Comment Testimony of 12/8/08 Related to Briefing on Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 and Online Pharmacy Prosecutions Chart
- Defender Public Comment of 12/5/08 Related to Briefing on Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
- Defender Letter of 9/8/08 Regarding Final Priorities for Cycle Ending May 1, 2009
- Defender
Letter of 7/16/08 Proposing Priorities for 2008-2009
- Defender
Letter of 3/21/08 Following Up on Issues Regarding Proposed Amendments
to USSG § 2L1.2 That Arose at March 13 Hearing
- Defender
Letter of 3/17/08 Regarding Solution to Crack-to-Marijuana Equivalency
Table
- Testimony
of Maureen Franco Before the Commission Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments
for 2008 (3/13/08)
- Testimony
of Marianne Mariano Before the Commission Public Hearing on Proposed
Amendments for 2008 (3/13/08)
- Defender
Letter of 3/11/08 Regarding Recent Case Addressing Crack-to-Marijuana
Equivalency Table
- Defender
Letter of 3/6/08 Regarding Proposed 2008 Guideline Amendments
- Defender
Letter of 2/22/08 Regarding Two Recent Cases Addressing Crack-to-Marijuana
Equivalency Table
- Testimony
of Marjorie A. Meyers Before the Commission Public Hearing on Disaster
Fraud Amendments (2/3/08)
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Testimony of Lisa B. Freeland Before the Commission Public Hearing on Retroactivity (November 13, 2007)
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Testimony of Stephen R. Sady Before the Commission Public Hearing on Retroactivity (November 13, 2007)
- Defender
Comments and Written Testimony of 10/31/07 Regarding Retroactivity of
Amendments to Crack Guideline and Criminal History Guideline
- Defender
Letter of 8/23/07 in Response to Commission’s Published Priorities
for 2007-2008
- Defender
Letter of 7/31/07 Regarding Victims Advisory Group
- Defender
Letter of 7/9/07 Proposing Priorities for 2007-2008
- Letter
of 4/24/07 Regarding Support of Amendment to Crack Cocaine Guideline
(signed by The Practitioners’ Advisory Group to the United States
Sentencing Commission, the National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers, Federal Public and Community Defenders, and Families Against
Mandatory Minimums
- Defender
Comments on Proposed 2007 Guideline Amendments (Letters dated 3/2/07-3/30/07
covering various topics; click on the link for access to each letter)
- Defender
Letter of 11/ 27/06 Regarding Follow-Up on Commission Priorities
- Defender
Letter of 11/16/06 Regarding Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act of 2006
- Testimony
of A.J. Kramer Before the Commission Public Hearing on Cocaine and Sentencing
Policy (11/14/06)
- Defender
Letter of 11/6/06 Regarding the Commission’s Responses to Five
New Offenses (Border Tunnels and Passages; Narco-Terrorism; Public Employee
Insignia and Uniform; Fallen Heroes; International Marriage Brokers)
- Defender
Letter of 7/14/06 Regarding Reduction in Term of Imprisonment Upon Motion
of BOP Director (Policy Statement)
- Defender
Letter of 7/19/06 Proposing Priorities for 2007
- Defender
Letter of 3/30/06 with Supplementary Comments on Firearms Proposals
- Defender
Memo of 3/30/06 with Supplemental Information on Firearms
- Defender
Letter of 3/13/06 Regarding 2006 Proposed Amendments
- Defender
Letter of 3/9/06 Regarding Firearms Proposals
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Testimony of Jon M. Sands and Reuben Camper Cahn Before the Commission
Public Hearing on Immigration Amendments (3/6/06)
- Testimony
of Marjorie A. Meyers and Lucien B. Campbell Before the Commission Public
Hearing on Immigration Amendments (2/21/06)
- Defender
Letter of 1/10/06 Regarding Report on Federal Sentencing Since United
States v. Booker
- Defender
Letter of 8/5/05 Regarding Commission’s Proposed Priority Policy
Issues for Cycle Ending May 1, 2006
- Defender Letter of 8/3/05 Regarding Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005; Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendment Act of 2004; and CAN SPAM Warning Label Offense