Booker and Blakely stories shifting to warp speed
After a remarkable March — with major sentencing developments coming from state and federal courts and legislatures (summarized in posts linked here and here and here and here and here) — I was hoping the sentencing world might slow down in April. But, as detailed in my Sunday best? post last weekend, April got off to a flying start. And this past week it seems Booker and Blakely stories have shifted into hyperdrive. Here are just some highlights from this week:
STATE BLAKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY
- Colorado court says Blakely retroactive to Apprendi
- Interesting Blakely development in Michigan
- Fascinating state Blakely rulings
- Arguments over Blakely in California
BOOKER “PLAIN-ERROR” DEVELOPMENTS
- 10th Circuit speaks (and speaks and speaks) on plain error!
- DC Circuit speaks on plain error
- Did Cianci receive special consideration from the 1st Circuit?
BOOKER “REASONABLENESS” DEVELOPMENTS
- 2d Circuit finds (extreme) sentence unreasonable
- 8th Circuit on alternative sentence and reasonableness
- Blockbuster 6th Circuit decision on plain error and reasonableness!
- 7th Circuit, per Easterbrook, discusses reasonableness and restitution
OTHER BOOKER CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY
- Helpful commentary and analysis on recent circuit action
- Government gets 6th Circuit remand (but still may be unhappy)
- Interesting 7th Circuit remand where Blakely error preserved
- Reviewing the big Booker day in the circuits
- A lot of late day Booker circuit action
OTHER SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY