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Trainer explains how felony priors, custody and decay affect criminal-history scoring
Sentencing Guidelines Commission · November 26, 2025
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Summary
The commission trainer reviewed how imposed duration (366 vs. 365 days), custody status and a 15-year decay window determine whether priors count in felony criminal history and how warrants pause decay.
Unidentified Presenter, a trainer with the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, explained how imposed-sentence durations, custody status and the decay window determine whether a prior appears in felony criminal history.
The trainer reviewed the statutory-duration threshold that distinguishes felonies from gross misdemeanors for history purposes: "If the felony was sentenced before…
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