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He is given much of the credit for winning passage of major education legislation proposed by Governor Alexander, nursing home reforms, the Tennessee Sentencing Commission Act, and tort reform. Among the successful legislation that he sponsored were laws mandating use of seatbelts and limiting the nighttime hours of work for teenage students.
1993–1996: Member, Commission on Future of the Tennessee Judicial System; 1990–1994: Member, Tennessee Sentencing Commission; 1980–1988: Tennessee Bar Association House of Delegates; 1985–1987: Member, Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund, Board of Directors and Treasurer; 1983–1987: Member, Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association
The law, commonly referred to as “blended sentencing,” will keep children in the juvenile justice system longer. It is also expected to push more kids into the adult criminal justice system.
Blended sentencing is part of a broader effort by some lawmakersto make Tennessee’s juvenile justice system more punitive, even though rates of youth crime in the state have been declining for ...
In 2023, Tennessee was debating about using firing squad. [10] [11] In 2024, Tennessee saw moves to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape. [12] It passed the Tennessee House of Representatives with a 77-19-1 vote. and it passed the Tennessee Senate with 24-5. [13] [14] [15] Governor Bill Lee would sign the bill into law ...
Tennessee should be serious about safety, but passing blended sentencing legislation is a distraction, a poor short- and long-term investment. Stop blended sentencing push to punish Tennessee ...
United States Sentencing Commission people (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Sentencing commissions in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Undaunted, the Commission recommended reducing the ratio twice more—to 5-to-1 in 1997, and to 20-to-1 in 2002. Congress ignored these proposals. In 2006, the Commission unilaterally altered the sentencing ranges associated with crack cocaine, achieving in effect a 10-to-1 ratio in sentencing quantities.