The effect of Blakely v. Washington on upward departures in a sentencing guideline state

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-436

  Iannacchione, Brian ^a   Ball, Jeremy D ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blakely v. Washington; Discretion; Disparity; Sentencing; Sentencing guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349143031     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208319731     Document Type: Article

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