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Sentencing articles
Articles filed under Sentencing, newest first.
- Judge Used the Wrong Mandatory Minimum: Amendment 782 Reduction Sent Back
If a judge reduces your sentence using the wrong mandatory minimum, an appeals court may send the case back so the judge can decide again.
- Can a Judge Give More Prison Time So You Can Get Drug Treatment?
No. Under Tapia v. United States, a federal judge may not impose or lengthen a prison term so a person can get drug treatment or job training.
- Robbery Sentence Reversed: Bodily Injury Enhancement Not Supported
A judge cannot sentence you more harshly than your co-defendants based on facts that are not in the record, the First Circuit held in Cotto-Negrón.