Sentence Mitigation

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Term Talk: Erlinger v. United States; Pulsifer v. United States

Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Francesca Wiilliams

November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Fifth and Sixth Amendments. First Step Act. ACCA. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s determination in Erlinger v. United States that the existence of a prior offense is a jury question, and the requirements for safety-valve relief under the First Step Act in Pulsifer v. United States.

Term Talk: Jones v. Mississippi, Edwards v. Vannoy

James A. Chance, Suzanna Sherry, Laurie Levenson

October 28, 2021

Constitutional Criminal Law. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s elimination of the Watershed Exception for procedural rule changes in Edwards v. Vannoy, and the lack of need for specific findings in life without parole sentencing of juveniles in Jones v. Mississippi.

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Sentence Mitigation

Term Talk: Erlinger v. United States; Pulsifer v. United States

Term Talk: Jones v. Mississippi, Edwards v. Vannoy

Order Appointing Mitigation Experts — Northern District of Illinois

Order Appointing Psychologist — Western District of Missouri

Order Appointing Mitigation Experts — Western District of Missouri