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United States Sentencing Commission
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Agency
establishes sentencing policies and practices for US Federal courts
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Department of Justice
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Thompson
Memo
Sentencing
of Organizations
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Other Agencies
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SEC
Report of Investigation
- Release 34-44969
10.23.01
- SEC will consider the existence of compliance
efforts in determining whether and how to charge a company being investigated
for securities violations
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Supreme Court Decisions
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United
States v Booker
- Opinion
1.12.05
- Held that the reasoning in Blakely applies
to the US federal sentencing guidelines
- Rendering them unconstitutional in part
Blakely
v Washington
- Opinion
6.24.04
- Found state sentencing guidelines to be
unconstitutional
- Held any factor that increases a criminal
sentence, except prior convictions, must be admitted by the defendant or proved
to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt
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Related Topics
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