Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13.11.2015

Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts

On August 17, 2015, the United States Sentencing Commission published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 49314) requesting comment regarding a proposed amendment to the sentencing guidelines and commentary. The proposed amendment and issues for comment published in the notice were as follows: A proposed amendment to revise the "crime of violence" and "drug trafficking offense" definitions in the career offender guideline and the illegal reentry guideline, including (A) A proposed amendment to Sec. 4B1.2 (Definitions of Terms Used in Section 4B1.1) to delete the residual clause and revise the list of enumerated offenses in the "crime of violence" definition, (B) a proposed amendment to Sec. 4B1.2 to implement an additional requirement related to the state felony classification in determining whether an offense qualifies as a felony under Sec. 4B1.2, and (C) corresponding changes to the "crime of violence" and "drug trafficking offense" definitions in Sec. 2L1.2 (Unlawfully Entering or Remaining in the United States) to bring them more into parallel with the definitions at Sec. 4B1.2, and related issues for comment. The Commission further requested comment regarding retroactive