Post-Blakely data on the state of federal sentencing

Though we did not get an opinion form the Supreme Court, I will still consider today a huge day because the US Sentencing Commission has now posted, here on its Booker/Fanfan page, some fascinating preliminary data about post-Blakely case processing in the federal system, as well as a memo with a review of lower federal court opinions addressing Blakely.

The sentencing data, comprising three pretty charts and described as “Preliminary Comparison of Case Submissions July and August 2003 and 2004,” can be accessed herehere. 

I am looking forward to consuming and commenting on these documents later this evening.  For now I will just say huzzah and thanks to the USSC and its staff for becoming much more public and transparent on these issues at a very important time.