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An Introduction to Federal Guideline Sentencing NEW
(11th edition March, 2009)
By Henry J. Bemporad

A brief introduction to federal sentencing under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Includes a summary of the relevant statutes and the Guidelines Manual, and provides tips for applying the guidelines, commentary on plea bargaining under the guidelines, and traps for the unwary.

Table of Changes 

Federal Judge Opinion Citing Article

Discussion/Editorial about the Judge Adelman's opinion

Defending A Federal Criminal Case 2006
Speakers materials and slide shows on-line.

8th Circuit Court of Appeals Information
Court Calendar, Court Rooms, Hotels, Notices, Rules and Publications, Appeal Information, Forms, Eighth Circuit Judges, and Fee Schedule

8th Circuit Case Information
PACER, Opinions, Oral Argument, Briefs, Orders, Case Captions, Reports, and General Search

8th Circuit Court of Appeals Oral Arguments

Western District of Missouri Documents 
This site includes local rules and other local administration information.

Sentencing Guideline Amendments that went into effect Nov 1, 2002
Attached is a summary of the Sentencing Guideline amendments that went into effect on November 1, 2002. The document is also posted on the Training Branch's Web site under both "What's New" and "Sentencing" at: www.fd.org

Click Here to view the summary

The Eighth Circuit issued new local rules effective Dec. 2, 2002
Copies of the Rules are available at the Eighth Circuit Clerk's Office, and at each Eighth Circuit library. You can print them from the internet site: 8th Circuit Publications

Amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure
Effective December 1, 2000

Federal Convictions Reveresed 2008 NEW
Alexander Bunin - alex.bunin@fd.org
The following is a project of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Northern New York & Vermont. The purpose of this project is to try to give CJA Panel Attorneys a shortcut to case law that favor their clients. The editor does not promise that cases are precedent in all jurisdictions.

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