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Recent legislative changes to Virginia Code 16.1-272 give the judiciary greater guidance and discretion in sentencing youth convicted of felony offenses in Virginia. This program features an overview of the blended sentencing provisions for juveniles transferred to circuit court followed by a discussion of the new sentencing provisions passed earlier this year.
Presented by: Marsha Levick, Co-Founder, Deputy Director, Chief Counsel, Juvenile Law Center; and Dr. Jennifer Woolard, Associate Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University and Research Fellow, Center for Social Justice
Supported by the Foundation for Criminal Justice, the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Foundation
Presented by Alisa Rachelle Blair, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender
Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA
The National Association of Defense Lawyers (NACDL) respectfully submits the following comments on these important proposed amendments.
This month Samantha Buckingham reviews The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning.
Brief of Amici Curiae Due Process Institute and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner.
Amended Order Granting Motion for Modification of Term of Imprisonment
Motion for Compassionate Release (Dec. 21, 2020)
Gov Response in Opposition (Jan. 15, 2021)
Def's Reply (Jan. 29, 2021)
Order Granting Compassionate Release (Mar. 30, 2021)
Order Granting Motion to Reduce Sentence
Motion (Aug.26, 2021)
Order (Aug. 27, 2021)
Motion (Aug 26, 2021)
Order (Auf. 27, 2021)
U.S. v. Maumau 20-4056 (10th Cir. April 1, 2021) appealed from No. 2:08-CR-00758-TC-11 (D. Utah)
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the Commission’s Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, dated December 19, 2016 (the “Amendments”). … NACDL adopts the Federal Defender’s comments, and here offers additional comments regarding these topics.
Coalition letter to Senate Judiciary leadership regarding pending legislation to properly apply sentencing law and further implement the FIRST STEP Act of 2018 and work toward eliminating disparities in an effort to protect vulnerable incarcerated people and promote relief opportunities.
Coalition letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Democratic House leadership regarding a proposed ban on flavored tobacco products intended to protect youth but will affect communities of color and those targeted by policing, as addressed in the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 (H.R. 2339).
