United States Sentencing Guidelines After Blakely : Booker and Fanfan--A Sketch.

Provides background on Federal sentencing guidelines established under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, and discusses sentencing factors used to enhance maximum penalties as well as establish minimum penalties. Examines impact of Supreme Court decisions in a series of cases, including, Apprendi v....

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Justice, Administration of. Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on Federal sentencing guidelines established under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, and discusses sentencing factors used to enhance maximum penalties as well as establish minimum penalties. Examines impact of Supreme Court decisions in a series of cases, including, Apprendi v. New Jersey, Blakely v. Washington, United States v. Fanfan, and United States v. Booker.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.