Notice of Public Meeting and Hearing
Pursuant to rules 3.2 and 3.4 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, the following public hearing and meeting are scheduled:
(1) Public Meeting – Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.
(2) Public Hearing - Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
(3) Public Hearing – Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.
The public meeting and hearings will be held in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington., in the Judicial Conference Center (South Lobby, 1st Floor).
The purpose of the public meeting is to conduct the following business:
Report of the Chair
Minutes
Possible Vote to Publish Proposed Amendments/Issues for Comment
Antitrust
Identity Theft
Miscellaneous Amendments
The purpose of the public hearings, entitled "U.S. v. Booker/Fanfan and the Impact on Federal Sentencing", is for the Commission to gather testimony from invited witnesses on the present and potential future effect of the Supreme Court’s decision on the federal criminal justice community.
Witness Testimony Submitted to the United States Sentencing Commission
Day One: Public Hearing – November 16, 2004
Introductory Remarks — 1:00 p.m.
Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Chair, United States Sentencing Commission
Panel One
A View From The Judiciary
Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan
Committee on Criminal Law
Judicial Conference of the United StatesHonorable Patti B. Saris (Testimony Pending)
Chair, Committee on Defender Services
Judicial Conference of the United StatesHonorable Susan C. Bucklew (Testimony Pending)
United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Judicial Conference of the United States, Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure
Q&A
Panel Two
A View From Academia
Stephanos Bibas
Associate Professor, The University of Iowa College of LawStephen A. Saltzburg (Testimony Pending)
Professor, George Washington University School of Law
Chair, American Bar Association – Kennedy CommissionMichael Goldsmith
Professor, Brigham Young University School of LawQ&A
Panel Three
A View From The Defense Bar and Victims Rights Advocate
Susan Howley
Director of Public Policy and Victim Services
National Center for Victims of CrimeDavid M. Porter
Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defender’s Office, Sacramento, CAAmy Baron-Evans
Co-chair, Practitioners Advisory Group
Dwyer & Collora, LLPCarmen Hernandez
Second Vice President, National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersQ&A
Adjourn
Witness Testimony Submitted to the United States Sentencing Commission
Day Two: Public Hearing – November 17, 2004
Introductory Remarks
Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Chair, United States Sentencing Commission
Panel One
A View From Academia
Nancy J. King
Professor, Vanderbilt University Law SchoolSusan R. Klein
Professor, University of Texas School of LawPaul Rosenzweig
Senior Legal Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of LawDouglas A. Berman
Professor, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State UniversityQ&A
Panel Two
Blakely and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Frank O. Bowman, III (Testimony Pending)
Professor, Indiana University School of LawDavid N. Yellen (Testimony Pending)
Professor, Hofstra University School of LawJames E. Felman
Partner, Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A.Mark W. Osler
Associate Professor, Baylor Law SchoolQ&A
Panel Three
A View From Law Enforcement
Christopher A. Wray
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of JusticeQ & A
Adjourn