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...Office of the Inspector General © The Ohio State University Review of the Department s Implementation of Prosecution and Sentencing Reform Principles under the Smart on Crime Initiative* OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL June 2017 INTRODUCTION Background On August 12, 2013, then Attorney General...

...Nora V. Demleitner © The Ohio State University How Many Terrorists Are There? The Escalation in So-Called Terrorism Prosecutions N O R A V. DEMLEITNER Co-Managing Editor, Federal Sentencing Reporter; Professor, Hofstra University School of Law What is a terrorist? There seems to be national...

... © The Ohio State University Federal Prosecutors, Not Judges, Decide Whether Defendants Serve a Five-Year Mandatory Minimum in Certain Child Pornography Prosecutions: Further Cause for Repeal and Reform Editor s Note: The author is an attorney currently under suspension who practiced...

...Department of Justice © The Ohio State University Press Release: Federal Gun Prosecutions Up 23 Percent After Sessions Memo DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE July 28, 2017 Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that, following the memorandum from Attorney General Sessions to prioritize rearm...

...Assistant District Attorney Sabrina Margret Bierer © The Ohio State University Bettering Prosecutorial Engagement to Reduce Crime, Prosecutions, and the Criminal Justice Footprint ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SABRINA MARGRET BIERER Attorney-in-Charge of Legislative Affairs, Manhattan District...

...Cook County State’s Attorney © The Ohio State University Cook County State s Attorney Kimberly Foxx Announces Of ce Will Not Prosecute Non-Violent, Low-Level Drug Offenses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic All charges continue to be reviewed and prioritized on a case-by-case basis to protect public...

...Nancy J. King; Susan R. Klein © The Ohio State University Acceptance of Responsibility and Conspiracy Sentences in Drug Prosecutions After Apprendi I. Introduction In our post-Apprendi world,1 drug quantity and type, when they trigger an extended sentence under 21 U.S.C. ¤¤ 841 or 846, must...

...Fair and Just Prosecution © The Ohio State University Elected Prosecutors Call for Dramatic Reduction in Incarcerated and Detained Populations in Response to Coronavirus Today over 30 elected prosecutors representing more than 17 million people across the country issued a joint statement...

... Prosecution MONICA FUHRMANN* Fair and Just Prosecution I. Introduction Throughout U.S. history, state and local reforms have often served as a model that propels change in the federal criminal legal system. Most recently, the state and local movement to end mass incarceration and improve conditions of con...

...Stephen R. Sady Abstract This article addresses one of the most difficult areas of federal sentencing law: concurrent and consecutive sentences in dual state and federal prosecutions. Prior to the Sentencing Reform Act, the Supreme Court in Ponziset out the norm of full comity and mutual respect...

... “similarly situated,” yet they are prosecuted across multiple federal courts and have been sentenced by hundreds of judges. Using a defendant-level dataset built from publicly available data, the study explores sentencing outcomes across circuits, districts, courthouses, judges, and codefendants before...

... to parse comparative data between counties, recognizing that community standards can drive law enforcement, prosecution, and sentencing decision-making. The Ohio Sentencing Data Platform will improve information about the people we are trying to help in the criminal justice system and has been met...

...Benjamin L. Chanenson Abstract Data are essential for good sentencing policy. It is impossible to act intelligently without knowing what is happening on the ground. This is especially true with drug offenses, which drive a significant portion of prosecutions and sentences every year. Accessible...

... framework for how the Sentencing Commission might reform §§ 2G2.2 to better reflect science and common experience. The proposal draws on the author's experiences prosecuting, defending, and consulting on these cases over the last twelve years, as well as analysis and discussion of available scientific...

...—particularly with respect to methamphetamine. Given the resurgence of methamphetamine trafficking, use, and prosecutions, this paper will analyze post-1988 federal methamphetamine sentencing policy to illustrate how the drug-type, quantity, and purity model for punishing drug trafficking offenses still...

... of traffic fines and fees in Nevada, historically one of the fastest growing and increasingly diverse states in the nation. Nevada is one of thirteen US states to prosecute minor traffic violations as criminal misdemeanors rather than civil infractions. Drawing on legislative histories, we find that state...

... that the investigating agency in supervised release cases—the U.S. Probation Office—is not considered an agent of the prosecution, but rather an arm of the Court. Federal defense lawyers across the country lament the difficulties that limited discovery production creates in defending against revocation and how...

... Tables, particularly with respect to MDMA (or “Ecstasy”). The Drug Conversion Tables play an essential role in determining sentences for drug offenses, the most commonly prosecuted category of federal crimes. These tables have resulted in severe sentencing disparities for similar offenses—they have been...

... the federal government should continue to expend resources on investigating and prosecuting marijuanarelated offenses.4 No one suggests we should back away from the goal of reducing crime; rather, the dispute centers on how best to do that. II. The Failure of Mass Incarceration to Control Crime Americans...