The decisions are coming down fast and furious from the various Circuits Courts of Appeal in regard to the recent Supreme Court Blakely decision, which was noted in these earlier posts. Professor Berman over at Sentencing Law and Policy is keeping up with it all. Check out the developments.
And, as usual, Professor Ribstein is insightful regarding the meaning of these developments on the sad case of Jamie Olis, in particular, and on politically-motivated Congressional initiatives to increase criminal penalties on business criminals, in general.