Guideline Sentencing: An Outline of Appellate Case Law on Selected Issues, September 1998

• NCJ Number: 177828
• Author(s): Jefri Wood
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 342 pages
• Sale Source: Federal Judicial Ctr
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Reference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This outline identifies significant developments in Federal appellate court decisions on the Sentencing Guidelines and the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act, as amended.

Abstract

The outline does not cover all issues or all cases; it is an overview of selected issues and replaces all previous Federal Judicial Center outlines under this title. It includes Supreme Court decisions through June 30, 1998, and appellate court cases up to June 30, 1997 (plus several later appellate cases that support or disagree with earlier decisions). Recent amendments to the guidelines may affect some of the issues reported as case law develops. Amendments that were proposed to take effect November 1, 1998, are noted in the appropriate sections. The book’s 10 chapters discuss: (1) General Application Principles; (2) Offense Conduct; (3) Adjustments; (4) Criminal History; (5) Determining the Sentence; (6) Departures; (7) Violation of Probation and Supervised Release; (8) Sentencing of Organizations; (9) Sentencing Procedure; and (10) Appellate Review. Table