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Timestamp: 2017-01-24 09:12:14
Document Index: 73077702

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§1', '§ 3582', '§2', '§ 1', '§ 3553']

Johnson v. United States Materials Career Offender Guideline: Practice Guide to Amendments to Crime of Violence Definition in USSG § 4B1.2(a), Offenses Moved from the Commentary to the Enumerated Offense Clause at USSG § 4 B1.2 Effective August 1, 2016, Guideline § 4B1.2 Commentary Offenses by National Sentencing Resource Counsel Crimes of Violence Chart (2015) by Kirk Redmond, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. KS The Categorical and Modified Categorical Approach by Norma A. Aguilar, Supervising Attorney, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. California's Proposition 47
(information on the 2014 ballot initiative that retroactively reduces many non-violent felonies to misdemeanors) Chart of Sentence Enhancers and Sentence Reducers (2013) by Jaime Hawk, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho Is That Prior a Violent Felony or a Crime of Violence?: An Analytical Framework for Approaching ACCA (and Career Offender) Predicates by Denise C. Barrett and Laura Mate, National Sentencing Resource Counsel Project Determining "Crimes of Violence" and "Violent Felonies" by Michael A. Meetze, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. SC
(Discussing how to determine whether a previous conviction actually qualifies as a crime of violence or violent felony and how to defend against any such erroneous characterization.) Video: Determining "Crimes of Violence" & "Violent Felonies" by Michael A. Meetze, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. SC Video: Defending Against Armed Career Criminal & Career Offender Designations by Raquel Lazo, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. NV; Brenda Weksler, Assistant Federal Public Defender, D. NV Video: Recidivism, Recidivism, Recidivism: How to Mitigate Your Client's Criminal History by Jane McClellan, Assistant Federal Defender, D. AZ SENTENCING MANIPULATION/SENTENCING ENTRAPMENT
But I'm Not Twenty-One Yet: How Section 3B1.4 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines Ignored Congress's Intent to Enhance Sentences Only for Adults at Least Twenty-One-Years of Age Who Corrupt Minors by Using Them to Commit Federal Offenses — And What Federal District Courts Can Do About It by Tory L. Lucas, Associate Professor of Law, Liberty University School of Law RETROACTIVITY (2014 AMENDMENTS TO § 1B1.10)
FAQs: 2014 Amendments to USSG § 1B1.10: Retroactivity of "Drugs Minus 2" (Amendment 782) and Sentence Reductions in Cases Involving Mandatory Minimums and Substantial Assistance (by Denise Barrett and the Federal Defender Retroactivity Task Force on Drugs Minus 2)
This FAQ is a general primer on two amendments that the U.S. Sentencing Commission made to USSG §1B1.10, affecting motions for sentence reductions filed under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). First, the Commission made retroactive amendment 782, which changed the threshold amounts in the drug quantity tables at USSG §§2D1.1 and 2D1.11. A special limiting instruction accompanies the amendment, delaying the effective date until November 1, 2015. Second, the Commission clarified that the starting point for calculating a reduction comparable to the substantial assistance reduction given at the original sentencing (or Rule 35) is the bottom of the amended guideline range, not the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.
Sample Standing Order of Appointment in Re: Retroactive Application of Amendment 782 USSG § 1B1.10: Public Safety and Post-Sentencing Conduct (by Sentencing Resource Counsel for the Federal Public and Community Defenders)
When ruling on a 3582 motion the court must consider the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the “nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the community that may be posed by a reduction in the defendant’s term of imprisonment.” The court may also consider the defendant’s post-sentencing conduct. This paper provides tips on investigating these issues and resources that may help show why a reduction in the term of imprisonment for your client does not pose a serious enough danger to any person or the community for the court to deny relief or not give a full reduction. Defender Services Office/Training Division,