A History of Fast-Track Sentencing

A History of Fast-Track Sentencing

Early Disposition Programs--commonly referred to as fast-track sentencing--allow a federal prosecutor to offer a below-Guidelines sentence in exchange for a defendants prompt guilty plea and waiver of certain pretrial and post-conviction rights. Typically, fast-track sentencing is used to quickly pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Federal sentencing reporter 2009-06, Vol.21 (5), p.311-317
1. Verfasser: Gorman, Thomas E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alternative sentencing
Attorneys general
Child pornography
Congressional districts
Criminal justice
Criminal sentences
Criminal sentencing
Defendants
Electoral districts
Federal courts
Kidnapping
Memoranda
Prosecuting attorneys
Sentencing guidelines
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Zusammenfassung:Early Disposition Programs--commonly referred to as fast-track sentencing--allow a federal prosecutor to offer a below-Guidelines sentence in exchange for a defendants prompt guilty plea and waiver of certain pretrial and post-conviction rights. Typically, fast-track sentencing is used to quickly process an overwhelming caseload of immigration offenses.
ISSN:1053-9867
1533-8363
DOI:10.1525/fsr.2009.21.5.311