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40 U. La Verne L. Rev. 1 (2018-2019)
The Role of Sentencing in Criminal Appeals: An Exploratory Analysis of Terrorism Appeals (1988-2015)

handle is hein.journals/jjuvl40 and id is 7 raw text is: THE ROLE OF SENTENCING IN CRIMINAL APPEALS: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF TERRORISM APPEALS (1988-2015) WESLEY S. MCCANN, PH.D. ABSTRACT ................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION .......................... ..................... 2 I. APPELLATE COURT DECISION-MAKING ........................ 3 A. Appellate Court Decision-Making Prior to Booker.......... 3 B. Appellate Court Decision-Making Since Booker and it's Progeny ................................ 4 C. Understanding the Terrorist Context ...............7 II. METHODS.................................................9 III. RESULTS.................................................10 A. Unsuccessful Sentencing Challenges .............11 B. Altered Cases (successful appeals) ...............14 1. Sentencing Cases. .........................19 2. Non-Sentencing Cases......... ........21 IV. DISCuSSION.............................................23 CONCLUSION...........................................25 APPENDIX A. CASES AND STATUTES ............ ..........27 Cases Cited.................... ...............27 Cases Used in the Study.......................... 27 *Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, The College of New Jer- sey. I would like to thank Craig Hemmens, J.D., Ph.D., for the time, effort, and di- rection he provided me over the years and during this project, for which I am eter- nally grateful. Also, I would like to thank Zachary Hamilton, Ph.D., David Brody, J.D., Ph.D., and Thomas Preston, Ph.D. for the time and feedback they provided me over the course of this project. I would like to also thank Christopher Shields, J.D., Ph.D., and Brent L. Smith, Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas' Terrorism Re- search Center for providing me with the baseline data needed to conduct this study. 1

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