Booker basics and more commentary

Not surprisingly, everyone is puzzled trying to figure out Booker.  As I have suggest in various ways, only through a lot of litigation will we even start to get a sense of what the decision “really” means (which is why I am encouraging those in the federal system to report federal Booker rulings here, and also state actors to report any post-Booker state Blakely developments here).

Helpfully, there are already a number of sources and resources trying to explain Booker basics.  FAMM has a helpful Understanding Booker and Fanfan, and White Collar Crime Prof Blog has posted here Booker wisdom of always wise lawyer Peter Goldberger, and the blog Right Side of the Rainbow has produced A Layman’s Guide to Understanding Booker. 

In addition, though written for a lawyery audience, another always wise lawyer, Mark Allenbaugh, has this terrific Findlaw commentary on Booker.  Similarly, this Salon piece on Booker provides a sophisticated take on the basics.

Also, recall that I tried to summarize Booker‘s essence in this post, and I have collected a wealth of links to my commentary and others’ here and here.  And Judge Cassell’s Wilson ruling (about which I will have a lot more commentary later today) provides one district judge’s view of the post-Booker world.