Sentencing
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Is Progressive Criminal Justice Reform Fair, Just, and Equitable?
14 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 124 Paul H. Robinson[1] & Jeffrey Seaman[2] Introduction Progressive criminal justice reform has gained… Read More
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Posthumous Pardons
12 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 66 Craig S. Lerner[1] Executive clemency for the dead is not unknown in American… Read More
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Weekly Roundup: 3/18-3/22
By Matthew Hooker Spencer v. Virginia State Univ. In this civil case, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary… Read More
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Judges of the Fourth Circuit – Hon. William W. Wilkins
By Henry O. Hilston The Honorable William W. Wilkins, who goes by Billy in legal circles, was born in 1942… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 11/26-11/30
By Kayla West and Jim Twiddy Mark Lawlor v. David Zook In this criminal case, the Appellant sought a review… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Clarifies Rules for Designations of ACCA Predicate Convictions
By Samuel D. Gilleran and Nicholas T. Pappayliou Background On August 22, 2018, the Fourth Circuit decided United States v.… Read More
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Weekly Roundup: 9/3 – 9/7
By: Lanie Summerlin Henderson v. Bluefield Hosp. Co. In this civil appeal, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) appealed the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Consideration of Defendant’s Self-Incriminating Statements
By Ali Fenno On March 13, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case of United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds the Virginia Crime of Common Law Robbery is Not a Violent Felony for Federal Sentencing Purposes
By John Van Swearingen On March 13, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Joins Other Circuit Decisions Regarding “Second-in-Time” Habeas Petitions
By Kelsey Hyde Today, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion, In re William Robert Gray, Jr., deciding on a… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Sentencing Enhancements for “Relevant Conduct”
By John Van Swearingen On January 24, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Career Offender Status and Controlled Substance Offense Convictions
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, January 30, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More