Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Constitutionality of Judge-Imposed Sentence Increases
Excerpt
Blakely v. Washington directly calls into question the constitutionality of the Federal Sentancing Guidelines, allowing judges to increase sentences based on facts not proven to a jury leading to confusion over how valid the Guidelines are.
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Inside the Supreme Court
Status of Important Cases Before the Highest Tribunal
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U.S. Sentencing Commission
Federal Law and Supreme Court Interpretation
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Lower Court Holding
Decision of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
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Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
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Pro & Con
Do the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Violate the U.S. Constitution?
