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CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Robert M.A. Johnson
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The Criminal Justice Section will sponsor a number of activities at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami.
Several committees, Defense Function, International Law, ADR &
Restoration Justice, Problems of the Elderly, Race & Racism, and the
Executive Committee will be meeting.
The policy they develop will be taken up at the spring Council
meeting.
Two CLE’s will be conducted by the Section on February 9. A program on Collateral Consequences: Concern for the Representation and
Prosecution of Non-Citizens in Criminal Proceedings will be conducted
followed by a program entitled Subverting
the Rule of Law: A Case Study and Discussion, which deals with the
failure of the rule of law in Hitler’s Germany.
Many policies sponsored by the
Section will be considered by the ABA House
of Delegates.
The House of Delegates will consider Section
recommendations opposing proposed changes to Fed
R. Crim P. 29, developed by the Defense Function Committee; suggesting
amendments to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, developed by the
Corrections Committee; and providing for post-conviction relief
for incarcerated domestic violence victims, developed
by the Victims and Women’s Committees. In addition, the House will
consider three policies concerning alternative sentencing and offender
reentry developed by the Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions and
co-sponsored by the Section.
The Nominating Committee will meet to nominate officers and Council
members for the Section. These
activities make for a full agenda for the Section at the ABA midyear meeting.
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NEWS…
Staff News: Jaime Turner has joined the staff of the ABA
Criminal Justice Section as Administrative Assistant to the Director. Patrice McFarlane is transferring to the ABA
Individual Rights Section as Assistant Director.
UPCOMING EVENTS…
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21st Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime
March 1-2, 2007, San Diego The 2007 White Collar Crime
National Institute will be meeting for the 21st consecutive year, but for
the first time in San Diego.
Each year the Institute brings together judges, federal, state and local
prosecutors, other law enforcement officials, defense attorneys, corporate
in-house counsel, and members of the academic community. Attendees have
consistently given the Institute high ratings for the exceptional quality
of the Institute’s publication, its valuable updates on new developments
and strategies, as well as the rare opportunity to meet colleagues in this
field, renew acquaintances and exchange ideas. Attorney
General Alberto R. Gonzales will be the keynote speaker.
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Feb. 7-13
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2007 ABA Midyear Meeting, Miami, FL
Criminal Justice Section
Programs,
Intercontinental Hotel (Feb. 9-11)
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Feb. 9
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Summit on Indigent Defense
Improvement, Miami, FL
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Feb. 15-16
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11th Annual National Institute
on Gaming Law Minefield, Las Vegas, NV
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March 1-2
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21st Annual National Institute
on White Collar Crime, San Diego, CA
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March 30
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Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Proceeding, Chicago, IL
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See other Criminal Justice Section events: Calendar of Events.
SUPREME COURT CASES…
Cunningham v. California
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California's determinate sentencing
law. The Court held that the sentencing law, by placing sentence-elevating
factfinding within the judge's province, violates a defendant's right to
trial by jury protected by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Petitioner Cunningham was tried and convicted of continuous sexual
abuse of a child under 14. Under California's
determinate sentencing law, that offense is punishable by one of three
precise terms of imprisonment. The law instructs judges to
sentence inmates to the middle of three options unless factors exist that
justify a shorter or longer prison term.
Other Supreme Court Case Updates
NEW PUBLICATIONS…
See other available Publications and Resources. See past E-News.
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1500, Fax: (202) 662-1501
Email: crimjustice@abanet.org
Web: www.abanet.org/crimjust
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