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- Title
MIND THE GAP-WHEN THE GUIDELINES LAG BEHIND STATUTORY AMENDMENTS.
- Authors
Luther, Hope
- Abstract
The article explores the history of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) and its implementation of the federal sentencing guidelines. Topics discussed include the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 which aims to enhance the criminal justice system in the country, the affirmation of the validity of the sentencing guidelines by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Mistretta v. United States, and the crisis involving several voting members of the USSC.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States Sentencing Commission; SENTENCING guidelines (Criminal procedure); CRIMINAL sentencing; SENTENCING reform; CRIMINAL justice system; UNITED States. Supreme Court
- Publication
University of Toledo Law Review, 2023, Vol 54, Issue 3, p443
- ISSN
0042-0190
- Publication type
Article