“Blakely v. Washington and the Future of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines”

July 6, 2004

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate

Dirksen Office Building on "Blakely v. Washington and the Future of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines."

Chairman Hatch will preside.

By order of the Chairman

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Witness List

Hearing before the

Senate Committee on the Judiciary
on
"Blakely v. Washington and the Future of the Sentencing Guidelines"
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226 at 10:00 a.m.

Panel I:

The Honorable Bill Mercer
United States Attorney
District of Montana
Helena, MT

The Honorable John Steer
Vice Chair and Commissioner
United States Sentencing Commission
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable William Sessions
Chief United States District Judge
District of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Vice Chair and Commissioner
United States Sentencing Commission
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol
Chief United States District Judge
District of South Dakota
President, Federal Judges Association
Sioux Falls, SD

The Honorable Paul G. Cassell
United States District Court Judge
District of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Panel II:

Frank Bowman
Professor of Law
Indiana University Law School
Indianapolis, IN

Rachel Barkow
Assistant Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
New York, NY

Ronald Weich, Esq.
Zuckerman, Spaeder LLP
Washington, D.C.

Alan Vinegrad, Esq.
Former United States Attorney
Covington & Burling
New York, NY