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Some Recent Criminal Law Postings from Around the Blogsphere

By David Badertscher, PLL

Courts Look to Fines and Fees in Tough Budget Times

By CrimProf BlogEditor on Criminal Law

Valerie Gainous paid her debt to society, but almost went to jail because of a debt to Floridas courts. In 1996, she was convicted of writing bad checks; she paid restitution, performed community service and thought she was finished with...   CrimeProf Blog

Ottawa 'disappointed' with beheading sentence

By carie

Tiffany Crawford, Canwest News Service OTTAWA -- The Harper government said Thursday it was ?deeply disappointed' by news a Saudi court had upheld the death by beheading sentence of a Canadian man who was convicted in the 2007 death of another man. "We are deeply disappointed at the reports that a Saudi court has upheld its decision to sentence Mohamed Kohail to death," said Deepak Obhrai, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. "Canada continues to express its concern for a fair and transparent review of the wording and the sentence." The decision by the Jidda General Court sends the matter back to the Saudi Supreme Judicial Council -- essentially an appeal court -- for a final ruling.     Lethal Injection Blog   Notable Sixth Circuit reversal for procedural unreasonableness By Doug B. on Irizarry SCOTUS case The Sixth Circuit today has an interesting little reasonableness decision inUS v. Garcia-Robles, No. 07-2209 (6th Cir. April 9, 2009) (available here). Here is how the decision starts, and a few key lines from the ruling:...  Sentencing Law and Policy Blog

Should we blame bad apples or a bad culture for federal prosecutors gone wild?

By Doug B. on Who Sentences?

In the wake of Judge Emmet Sullivan's strong rebuke of federal prosecutors when setting aside the conviction of former Senator Ted Stevens (basics here), the media are starting to talk more broadly about misconduct by federal prosecutors.  For example, theWall Street Journalhasthis piece, headlined "Justice Department Unit Is Again the Focus of Scrutiny," which includes this notable passage:...    Sentencing Law and Policy Blog

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on April 09, 2009 (boomark / email).