September 20, 2004

Law - Blakely v. Washington impact featured today in the Wall Street Journal

I generally read the Wall Street Journal online (paid subscription required) but I bought a copy this morning to read over breakfast. The featured story today (upper righthand side) is titled "Reasonable Dounts: How Judges Punish Defendants for Offenses Unproved in Court." The subheads: "Stories of five convicts show that chages in dispute can multiple prison time," and "The Supreme Court steps in." Excellent.

And there is more. The lead story in the B section is titled "Federal Sentencing Changes Could Strain Probation System."

Posted by Marcia Oddi at September 20, 2004 12:43 PM