Year of the Dragon: Sentencing Guideline New Year’s Cheers & Jeers
Guideline Tricks & Treats: A Rundown of All New Sentencing Guideline Amendments That Took Effect on 11/1/23
The day after Halloween, all of the proposed guideline changes went into effect! We’ve talked about many of them in detail on previous podcasts, but here, we do a quick run-through of all eigiht categories of amendments. So what’s in our candy bags the day after? Well, in truth, most of what we got were…
The Zero Point Offender Guideline Amendment: The ZIPPO IS ON FIRE!
Yes, we came up with a pithy name we are sure will catch on for the new and VERY consequential US sentencing guideline amendment which allows a 2-level reduction for those with zero criminal history points and who aren’t excluded based on several listed criterion. This amendment is a BIG DEAL, and will be retroactive,…
MAR-A-LAGO-ING TO PRISON? (Worst Case Scenarios if DJT ends up in the BOP)
We are all still reeling from the monumental events at Mar-a-Lago last week. Everyone is presumed INNOCENT until proven guilty and there’s still so much we don’t know about what’s going on. But the search and seizure of the former president’s residence is unprecedented & historic. Therefore, it’s important to consider the potentially monumental sentencing…