(REPOST) Wk 4 – Sentencing and Post-Conviction

Assignment Content

1. Question Imagine you are a criminal justice professional working for a superior court judge. Your judge has been asked to re-sentence a defendant in a criminal case due to the case being sent back to the trial court after an appeal or post-conviction issue. He would like you to provide him with a memorandum of the history of the case and how the defendant can be re-sentenced.

   Preparation
   Search the University Library or the internet for trials using parameters such as, but not limited to, “watch criminal trials online.” If you cannot locate a video of the trial, you may review court documents for the trial. Note: The trial must be concluded in order to write the paper.

   Choose a criminal trial from within the last 10 years. The trial should be a major felony case such as murder, armed robbery, burglary, aggravated battery, attempted murder, etc. You may choose:

   A trial from the state you currently live in or lived in when you were a child
   A trial from the federal jurisdiction in your current area or where you lived as a child
   Note: If the trial was not sent back to the trial court on appeal or post-conviction, you may assume that it was in order to complete your synopsis.

2. Question 1Question 1
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   Respond to each of the following prompts in 50 words each:
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   The Case
   Briefly summarize the case details.
   Post-Conviction Relief
   Was there an appeal or post-conviction review (relief)? Explain the difference between the two processes.
   Sentencing
   What are the sentencing guidelines for the crime committed in the trial? Refer to the sentencing guidelines of the state or federal jurisdiction where the trial was held.
   What are some issues related to sentencing that the judge should be aware of?
   Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

   Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.