Diana Murphy; Wise leader for Sentencing Commission.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 17, 1999 ;     392 words ......exceptional jurist to lead the U.S. Sentencing Commission. No surprise, but a great relief...n't help but mean new life for the Sentencing Commission, which at the moment is pretty...new commissioners. That means the Sentencing Commission can at last focus on the monumental...

Specific crime vs. criminal ways: Criminal conduct and responsibility in...

Vanderbilt Law Review;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...I. INTRODUCTION The United States Sentencing Commission ("Sentencing Commission") drafted Rule 3E1.1 with an inherent...results from the Rule's genesis. The Sentencing Commission enacted the Rule with the purpose of...

AS YOU WERE SAYING . . . Proposed sentencing reform locks state in fiscal...

The Boston Herald;  October 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ......who comprised the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission pursuant to the 1994 Truth in Sentencing...this week's bill has done to the Sentencing Commission proposal: 1) It has increased the...addressed. We know, because the Sentencing Commission has already studied the issue...

Guidelines for the Death Penalty

The Washington Post;  February 16, 1987 ;     353 words ......that might issue from the U.S. Sentencing Commission controlling the federal death penalty...control that discretion than the Sentencing Commission. It is unwholesome for the legislative...independent expert body such as the Sentencing Commission to consider carefully how best...

Clinton Statement on Cocaine Penalties Disparity

U.S. Newswire;  April 29, 1997 ;     436 words ......BY THE PRESIDENT I commend the Sentencing Commission for moving forward with recommendations...signed legislation disapproving the Sentencing Commission's recommendation to equalize penalties...more harmful form of cocaine. The Sentencing Commission's new recommendations do so. ...

EDITORIAL: Time running out on prison reform: LEGISLATURE MUST ACT NOW TO...

San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  September 11, 2007 ;     552 words ......running out. A bill to create a sentencing commission must be passed this week. The commission...nation's highest recidivism rate. A sentencing commission would include judges, prosecutors...Schwarzenegger also proposed a sentencing commission last year as part of his prison...

U.S. SENATOR MIKE DEWINE (R-OH) U.S. SENATOR MIKE DEWINE (R-OH) HOLDS...

Washington Transcript Service;  October 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......OVERSIGHT HOLDS HEARING ON THE U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION OCTOBER 13, 2000 SPEAKERS: U...WITNESSES: DIANA MURPHY, CHAIR U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION JOHN STEER, VICE CHAIR U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION LAIRD KIRKPATRICK, COUNSEL ASSISTANT...

SENTENCING COMMISSION REVIEW:STROM THRUMOND

Congressional Testimony;  October 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......OVERSIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION ARE THE GUIDELINES BEING FOLLOWED...hold this oversight hearing on the Sentencing Commission, which is only our second since...Guidelines were intended to create. The Sentencing Commission and the Department of Justice must...

Flexibility eyed in drug sentencing State commission to push to allow...

The Boston Globe;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...A special state sentencing commission, working to revamp how...England. The Massachusetts Sentencing Commission, created by the truth...ridiculous." In addition to the sentencing commission, House Speaker Charles...

SEN. BIDEN COMMENDS U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION FOR ADDRESSING DISPARITIES...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 15, 2007 ;     569 words ......Crime and Drugs, commended the U.S. Sentencing Commission today for urging Congress to address...said Sen. Biden. "But as the Sentencing Commission said - this is a terrible flaw...mandatory minimum thresholds. The U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a report that "unanimously...

Duties of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission

The Journal Record;  July 26, 2001 ;     352 words ...The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission performs many important...State law imposes upon the Sentencing Commission the continuing duty to...to the Legislature. The Sentencing Commission is committed the important...

Sensenbrenner Expresses Concern Over Federal Sentencing Practices Detailed...

U.S. Newswire;  March 14, 2006 ;     568 words ......release today of the United States Sentencing Commission's Report on the Impact of United...want to commend the United States Sentencing Commission for its detailed and thorough report...the picture is not pretty. The Sentencing Commission's report shows that unrestrained...

Sentencing commission chief to leave

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  December 21, 2002 ;     254 words ......executive director of the Kansas Sentencing Commission announced Friday that she was resigning...Barbara Tombs joined the Kansas Sentencing Commission in 1994 as its director of research...Johnson, chairman of the Kansas Sentencing Commission, issued a news release late Friday...

DEL. NORTON CALLS ON SENTENCING COMMISSION TO FOLLOW SUPREME COURT LEAD,...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 10, 2007 ;     361 words ......Force, today called on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to do its part tomorrow (Tuesday...same substance in powder form. The Sentencing Commission is scheduled to decide whether...but at least, the Court and the Sentencing Commission have begun to repair the damage...

Sentencing Commission passes new guidelines for corporate crime

AP Worldstream;  April 8, 2004 ;     158 words ......Worldstream 04-08-2004 Dateline: WASHINGTON The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted Thursday to make it harder for companies that break...Communications Corp., and Tyco Corp. ___ On the Net: U.S. Sentencing Commission: http://www.ussc.gov Copyright 2004, AP News All Rights...