Murderous Schemes are not Violent Crimes?

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    Judicial decisions;    Sentencing guidelines;    Criminal justice;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10120
RP-ID  :  lSB10120_2018Apr17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit's decision in the case of "U.S. v. McCollum" which stated that conspiracy to murder was not a violent crime for federal sentencing purposes and discusses the background of the case and the prior case law which led to the decision.