2017

April 7, 2017
Update to April 4, 2017 Latest News Post on Supreme Court Opinion in Dean
April 4, 2017
Supreme Court Holds That a Court May Consider a Consecutive Mandatory Minimum Under § 924(c) When Determining the Appropriate Sentence for the Underlying Predicate
March 30, 2017
Supreme Court Vacates Death Penalty Conviction for an Intellectually Disabled Man and Remands for New Sentencing
March 9, 2017
Attorney General Sessions Issues "Commitment to Targeting Violent Crime" Memo
March 7, 2017
Supreme Court Issues Opinions: 1) Holding that Advisory Guidelines Are Not Subject to Vagueness Challenges; 2) Ruling for a Criminal Defendant in Juror-Bias Case; and 3) Remanding to State Court Because Court Applied Wrong Legal Standard on Judicial Bias
March 6, 2017
Cert Denied in Three Cases of Interest to Criminal Defense Practitioners
February 28, 2017
Cert Denied in Death Penalty Case Over Dissent
February 27, 2017
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Removal of Immigrant Based on "Aggravated Felony" for Consensual Sex Offense Conviction
February 23, 2017
Supreme Court Condemns the Use of Race-Based Testimony in Sentencing
February 21, 2017
Cert Granted in One Case of Interest to Criminal Defense Practitioners and Cert Denied in Another Case of Interest Over Dissent
February 10, 2017
Trump Issues Executive Orders Regarding Crime

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