Overview
Steptoe partner Drew Harris was quoted in Law360 in an article titled "Why Wait? Attys Say Sentencing Reform Should Apply Now." The article looks at how white collar defense attorneys are increasingly urging courts to consider federal sentencing guideline changes set to take effect in November, arguing that defendants should benefit now from forthcoming sentence reductions, particularly updates to fraud-loss calculations that account for inflation.
Discussing the pending guideline changes Drew stated that "this signal that the amendments are about to come into effect is only going to give judges and defense lawyers more confidence in departing downward" from the existing sentencing guidelines.
Read more at Law360.
