Archive for January 6th, 2008
Supreme Court Accepts Yet Another Sentencing Case
0 Comments Published by Kedar January 6th, 2008 in Sentencing, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawIn Irizarry v. US (opinion below), the Court is asked to decide whether or not a district court must offer advance warning for an upward sentencing departure.
In 2000, Richard Irizarry’s wife moved from California to South Carolina and filed for divorce, claiming that Mr. Irizarry verbally and mentally abused her and their children during […]
Supreme Court Issues First Orders List Of The Year
0 Comments Published by Kedar January 6th, 2008 in Court Procedure, Supreme CourtIn the first Orders List of the new year, the Supreme Court accepted review in six new cases. You can find it on the Court’s website here. They include three sentencing cases, one Indian Tribes case, one civil RICO case, and a case about Article III standing. Over the next few days I’ll be offering […]
