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It's important for criminal sentences, but how do we know if someone's remorseful?

The story lines of every episode of legal TV dramas, from Law & Order to Perry Mason, revolve around five key narrative moments: the crime, the arrest, the plea, the verdict, and the offender's ...
WSLS 10

A bill to re-evaluate criminal sentences is back in the General Assembly

ROANOKE, Va. – A bill to help people in prison get a second chance is back in the General Assembly. House Bill 834 looks to modify incarcerated people’s sentences. People serving time would have to ...
WOUB Public Media

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Explained: What They Are and How Judges Use Them

One often hears the term “sentencing guidelines” when following a federal criminal case. But what are they and how do they ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: Democratic bill would effectively cap criminal sentences

Virginia Democrats are proposing, for a third time, legislation to turn criminal punishment into a license to reoffend. Sentencing criminals requires consideration of a few things: danger to society ...
Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Criminal – Defendant’s challenge to his sentence is foreclosed by appellate waiver

Although the district court’s questioning about the appellate waiver in defendant’s plea agreement could have been clearer, ...