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Defense Lawyers Can ‘Rewrite’ the Sentencing Guidelines, One Case at a Time

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Over 90 percent of federal defendants plead guilty, and 83 percent of those who go to trial are convicted on at least one count.1 In most indicted federal cases, the question is not how to persuade a jury at trial, but how to...more

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Challenging Sentencing Guidelines With Comparable Cases

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In December, the U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a report on the influence of the U.S. sentencing guidelines on average sentences imposed. The commission found that the guidelines "generally continue to have a substantial...more

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Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Sussex Vampire and Root Cause Analysis

When root cause analysis is done correctly and utilized as a part of your remediation strategy going forward, it is primarily there to develop preventive actions. A preventive action is something to prevent recurrence of the...more

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