Program Fee: \;$65 which includes a copy of the Guidelines
CPCS approved for 3 CLE credits for the post-conviction and t
he adult criminal trial panels. This program is also approved for 3 hours
CLE credit for Youthful Offender certified attorneys\, but not for Juvenil
e Delinquency attorneys.
The Massachusetts Sentencing Commission presen
ted this same program to judges in June!
&ldquo\;For counsel\, understanding the Massac
husetts Sentencing Guidelines is essential to effectively advocate on sent
encing issues.&rdquo\; &mdash\;MCLE&rsquo\
;s Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual
span>
Superior Court Judge John T. Lu
\, Chair\, Massachusetts Sentencing Commission\, (Moderator)
Shira Diner\, Esq.\, Supervising Attorney\, Criminal Defense Tra
ining Unit\, CPCS\; Voting Member and defense representative\, Massachuset
ts Sentencing Commission
Lee J. Gartenberg\, Esq.\,
Director of Inmate Legal Services\, Middlesex Sheriff&rsquo\;s Office\;\nFormer Member\, Massachusetts Sentencing Commission
Sa
rah M. Joss\, Esq.\, Deputy Legal Counsel\, Massachusetts Probati
on Service
Lee M. Kavanagh\, Research Director\, Ma
ssachusetts Sentencing Commission
Dean A. Mazzone\, Esq.\, Deputy Chief\, Criminal Bureau\, Attorney General&rsquo\;s Office\
;
\nVoting Member and prosecution representative\, Massachusetts Sent
encing Commission
\nLate last year\, the Massachusetts Sentencing Commi
ssion approved a major and historic overhaul to the Sentencing Guidelines
(effective November 24\, 2017).
\nAmong the stated goals of us
ing the Guidelines are to &ldquo\;promote greater uniformity in sentencing
&rdquo\; and to &ldquo\;hold judges more accountable in sentencing.&rdquo\
;
\nYou will not only learn the underlying structure and philo
sophy of the empirical\, evidence-based Guidelines\, but also be advised h
ow to fashion sentencing recommendations tailored to your case based on a
diagnostic &ldquo\;Sentencing Guidelines Grid.&rdquo\;
&ldquo\;For counsel\,&rdquo\; MCLE&rsquo\;s Massachusetts Superior C
ourt Criminal Practice Manual implores\, &ldquo\;understanding the Ma
ssachusetts Sentencing Guidelines is essential to effectively advocate on
sentencing issues.&rdquo\;