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The Guidelines Manual is effective November 1, 2013- October 31, 2014. The 2013 amendments include some substantive, clarifying, and technical revisions to guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. As an aid to the reader in considering departures under the guidelines, the Guidelines Manual includes a list of departure provisions. The list appears at the back of the book, after the official Statutory Index (Appendix A) and the general index. For this edition, the general index has been redesigned to provide more references for more terms and generally make it easier to read, understand, and use. Appendix B (containing the principal statutory provisions governing sentencing as of May 1, 2013) is set forth in a separate volume. That volume is also enclosed. Appendix C sets forth guideline amendments and the accompanying reasons for amendment. Please take time to read the reasons for amendment when considering the amendments. A new supplement to Appendix C (containing guideline amendments effective November 1, 2012, and November 1, 2013) is included. You should already have Volumes I through III (containing guideline amendments effective November 1, 1987, through November 1, 2011, and the reasons for those amendments).
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The Guidelines Manual is effective November 1, 2013- October 31, 2014. The 2013 amendments include some substantive, clarifying, and technical revisions to guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. As an aid to the reader in considering departures under the guidelines, the Guidelines Manual includes a list of departure provisions. The list appears at the back of the book, after the official Statutory Index (Appendix A) and the general index. For this edition, the general index has been redesigned to provide more references for more terms and generally make it easier to read, understand, and use. Appendix B (containing the principal statutory provisions governing sentencing as of May 1, 2013) is set forth in a separate volume. That volume is also enclosed. Appendix C sets forth guideline amendments and the accompanying reasons for amendment. Please take time to read the reasons for amendment when considering the amendments. A new supplement to Appendix C (containing guideline amendments effective November 1, 2012, and November 1, 2013) is included. You should already have Volumes I through III (containing guideline amendments effective November 1, 1987, through November 1, 2011, and the reasons for those amendments).
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This paper provides an overview of the federal sentencing system. For historicalcontext, it first briefly discusses the evolution of federal sentencing during the past fourdecades, including the landmark passage of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (SRA),1 inwhich Congress established a new federal sentencing system based primarily on sentencingguidelines, as well as key Supreme Court decisions concerning the guidelines. It thendescribes the nature of federal sentences today and the process by which such sentencesare imposed. The final parts of this paper address appellate review of sentences; therevocation of offenders' terms of probation and supervised release; the process whereby theUnited States Sentencing Commission (the Commission) amends the guidelines; and theCommission's collection and analysis of sentencing data.
This book is a step-by-step guide to the sentencing of felonies, misdemeanors, and impaired driving in North Carolina. It includes the felony and misdemeanor sentencing grids that apply under Structured Sentencing and a table showing the different sentencing levels for DWI. The book also includes materials on diversion programs (deferred prosecution and conditional discharge), probation supervision, fines and fees, and sex offender registration.
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This book contains the official guidelines of the federal criminal sentencing polices established by the United States Sentencing Commission. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors in the United States federal courts system. The Guidelines do not apply to less serious misdemeanors.