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Criminal
Nov. 30, 2021
Column misunderstands limited purpose of sentencing tool
John Hanusz’s guest column concerning the new Judiciary Sentencing INformation tool provided by the U.S. Sentencing Commission highlights the danger of misunderstanding the limited nature and purpose of this proffered information.
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Charles R. Breyer
Senior District Judge
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1966
Judge Breyer is acting chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission
John Hanusz's guest column of November 23 ("Selective statistical analysis may promote longer federal sentences") concerning the new Judiciary Sentencing INformation (JSIN) tool provided by the U.S. Sentencing Commission highlights the danger of misunderstanding the limited nature and purpose of this proffered information. The Commission has a...
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