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A First Step Back In Time?, Blake Jacobs
A First Step Back In Time?, Blake Jacobs
West Virginia Law Review
This Note discusses the implications of the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Concepcion v. United States, which left open whether district courts must reanalyze the 18 U.S.C.A. § 3553(a) factors when ruling on a motion to reduce a defendant’s sentence under the First Step Act. The decision settled a dispute between the First, Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, which did not require sentencing courts to consider intervening factual or legal developments; and the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits which did. However, the Supreme Court’s decision only obligates a district court to consider intervening …
Commentary--The Federal Criminal Code Reform Act And New Sentencing Alternatives, Edward M. Kennedy
Commentary--The Federal Criminal Code Reform Act And New Sentencing Alternatives, Edward M. Kennedy
West Virginia Law Review
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Criminal Procedure--Recidivism--Constitutionality Of The West Virginia Recidivist Statute, Cynthia L. Turco
Criminal Procedure--Recidivism--Constitutionality Of The West Virginia Recidivist Statute, Cynthia L. Turco
West Virginia Law Review
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Criminal Law--Court-Martialed Convictions--Second-Offender Statute, M. S. K.
Criminal Law--Court-Martialed Convictions--Second-Offender Statute, M. S. K.
West Virginia Law Review
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