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The Rebirth of Advocacy

On Jan. 12, 2005, the Supreme Court in <i>United States v. Booker</i> ended months of speculation as to what was to become of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines after the Court's June 2004 decision in <i>Blakely v. Washington</i>, and held that the guidelines were unconstitutional. To remedy the unconstitutionality, the Court excised portions of the Sentencing Reform Act that required the sentencing judge to sentence within the guidelines range and that set the standard of appellate review of sentences.

16 minute read August 30, 2005 at 09:28 AM
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Laurence A. Urgenson and Melissa H. Davis
The Rebirth of Advocacy

On Jan. 12, 2005, the Supreme Court in United States v. Booker ended months of speculation as to what was to become of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines after the Court's June 2004 decision in Blakely v.

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