JD Supra

In Summary Order, Second Circuit Provides Guidance to Courts Deciding Motions for Sentence Reductions

On February 16, 2017, the Second Circuit (Leval, Calabresi, Carney) issued a summary order in United States v. Lopez, No. 16-1019, vacating and remanding for reconsideration the district court’s ...
The Punch Newspapers

Summary writing: How to construct acceptable sentences (2)

Last week, we started discussing summary writing, focusing on how to write sentences that will guarantee the candidate a good mark in the section – in the West African Senior School Certificate ...
JD Supra

In A Summary Order, Second Circuit Vacates 30-year Child Pornography Sentence on Substantive Reasonableness Grounds

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on ...
Hendersonville Times-News

Ernie Mazzatenta grammar column: Fine-tuning your sentence structures

Whenever you are re-structuring sentences, keep in mind that you have plenty of readily-available, effective tools to employ. A particularly useful one consists of four parts — they are the rhetorical ...
The Punch Newspapers

Summary writing: Sentences WASSCE, NECO want from you (1)

Another West African Senior School Certificate Examination is almost here. So, largely in solidarity with the students/candidates who will be sitting for WASSCE and NECO (National Examination Council) ...