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2019 reforms and 2023 sentence-duration changes: what MSGC staff said about applying manuals and priors
Summary
Trainer explained that 2019 criminal-history calculation changes (citing Robinette and the amelioration doctrine) apply broadly and that a 2023 sentence-duration revision affects whether prior 365-day terms are classified as gross misdemeanors or felonies; staff should check sentencing dates when scoring priors.
An unidentified presenter at a Sentencing Guidelines Commission webinar recapped two policy developments that affect how prior convictions are scored: the 2019 criminal-history reforms and a 2023 change to sentence-duration thresholds.
On 2019 reforms and amelioration: The presenter cited the Robinette appeal and described the amelioration doctrine, saying the commission treats the 2019 criminal-history calculation changes…
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