March 11, 2020
In the February 2020 issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 138-144, Morvillo Abramowitz partner Brian A. Jacobs expands upon a prior column he wrote (available here) and discusses in depth the role sentencing precedent has played in recent federal sentencing proceedings, with a particular focus on cases involving gambling addictions and college admissions and testing fraud. Notwithstanding the key role sentencing precedent can play, courts and parties still face significant challenges in finding applicable sentencing precedents, and the article ultimately explores ways in which the body of sentencing law could be made more readily available to parties and courts alike.