An
Overview of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (.PDF)
U.S. Sentencing Commission Resource List (.PDF)
- Contains information on how to contact the Commission and lists helpful
Commission resources.
Guideline
Resource List (Non-Commission Materials) - Includes a bibliography of
periodicals and articles related to guideline sentencing. (February 2004)
Article: "An
Introduction to Federal Guideline Sentencing" Eighth Edition, Lucien
Campbell and Henry J. Bemporad, Editors. (March 2004) (.PDF)
Robbery Exercise and Completed
Worksheets - A brief scenario and completed worksheets illustrate basic
application of the sentencing guidelines. (.PDF)
Criminal History Checklist, Tom Hutchison (March
2002). (.PDF)
2002 Sentencing Table | Charts | Multiple
Count Checklist | Blank Worksheets | Revocation
Tables
Highlights of Key Points
- Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. (.PDF) 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003
(Jan) | 2003 (Oct)
Guideline Amendments: The Amendment Process, Congresssion
Directives, Amendment Types, and Retroactivity Issues. (June 1, 2002).
(PDF)
Article: "Relevant Comments on Relevant Conduct" ,
Frances H. Pratt, Esq. (March 2002) (.PDF)
Case
Law on Departures - A review and analysis of appellate and district
court departure decisions. (April 2003) (.PDF)
Supreme
Court Case Law (September 2004)
(.PDF)
Plea & Sentencing
Practices and Issues Outline, Delonia A. Watson, Asst. U.S. Attorney,
Northern District of Texas (November 12, 2003) (.PDF)
Calculating
Criminal History, David Debold, A.U.S.A., Eastern District of Michigan
(March 2002) (Note: This outline emphasizes Sixth Circuit case law.) (.PDF)
Probation and Supervised Release Violations -
Included in this document is a discussion of legal issues involving application
of Chapter Seven of the sentencing guidelines (February 2002) (.PDF)
Selected Sentencing Statutory Provisions (February
2003)
If you have questions relating to the availability of any of the training documents listed, please fee free to contact the USSC Training Coordinator at (202)502-4564.
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