Public Hearing - March 13, 2014

 

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Washington, DC

Thursday, March 13, 2014

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Notice

Pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 13, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The public hearing will be held in the west side of the Mecham Conference Center in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington, DC. The purpose of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive testimony from invited witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.

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Public Hearing - March 13, 2014
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Panel IA   Drugs: Executive Branch Views I  (9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)

Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General of the United States

Panel IB   Drugs: Executive Branch Views II  (9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)

Charles E. Samuels, Jr.
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Department of Justice

Chris Boehm
Assistant Director, Investigations and Internal Affairs
U.S. Forest Service

Panel II   Drugs: Defense Bar Views  (10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.)

Molly Roth
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas

David Debold
Chair
Practitioners Advisory Group

Break    (10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)

Panel III   Drugs: Community & Law Enforcement Views   (11:00 a.m. - noon)

Julie Stewart
President
Families Against Mandatory Minimums

Vikrant Reddy
Senior Policy Analyst
Right on Crime / Texas Public Policy Foundation

Raymond F. Morrogh
Director at Large
National District Attorneys Association

Lunch    (noon – 1:15 p.m.)

Panel IV   Felon in Possession Amendment   (1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)

Robert Zauzmer
Chief of Appeals, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Department of Justice

Alan DuBois
First Assistant Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of North Carolina

Michael McCrum
Member
Practitioners Advisory Group

Teresa Brantley
Chair
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Panel V   Violence Against Women Act and Miscellaneous Amendments   (2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

Hon. Kirk G. Saunooke
Associate Judge
The Cherokee Court, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Dr. Kristen Zgoba
Supervisor of Research and Evaluation
New Jersey Department of Corrections

Robert Zauzmer
Chief of Appeals, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Department of Justice

Alan DuBois
First Assistant Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of North Carolina

Teresa Brantley
Chair
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Adjourn    (3:00 p.m.)