United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing Agenda
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
February 10-11, 2009
February 10, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
I. Opening Remarks (9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Acting Chair, United States Sentencing CommissionII. View from the Appellate Bench (9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
Honorable Dennis W. Shedd
Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat
Circuit Judge, Eleventh CircuitIII. View from the Probation Office (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Ellen S. Moore
Chief Probation Officer
Middle District of Georgia
Greg Forest
Chief Probation Officer
Western District of North Carolina
Thomas Bishop
Chief Probation Officer
Northern District of GeorgiaLunch (12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
IV. View from Sentencing Practitioners (1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Nicole Kaplan
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Northern District of GeorgiaLyle Yurko
Charlotte, NC
David O. Markus
Criminal Justice Act Panelist, District Representative
Southern District of Florida
Alan DuBois
Senior Appellate Attorney
Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of North CarolinaAmy Levin Weil
Atlanta, GAV. View from Law Enforcement (3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
William N. Shepherd
Statewide Prosecutor
Office of Statewide Prosecution
Tallahassee, FL
Chief John Timoney
Miami Police Department
President, Police Executive Research ForumCaptain Larry Casterline
Commander, Major Crimes Deterrence and Prevention
High Point Police Department
High Point, NC
February 11, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
I. Reconvene (8:30 a.m.)
Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Acting Chair, United States Sentencing CommissionII. View from the District Court Bench (8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)
Honorable Bob Conrad Jr.
Chief District Judge, Western District of North Carolina
Honorable Gregory A. Presnell
District Judge, Middle District of Florida
Honorable Robert L. Hinkle
Chief District Judge, Northern District of Florida
Honorable William T. Moore Jr.
Chief District Judge, Southern District of GeorgiaIII. View from Academia (10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m)
Ronald Wright
Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law
Wake Forest School of LawDr. Gordon Bazemore
Chair and Professor of Department of Criminology
Florida Atlantic UniversityDr. Rodney L. Engen
Associate Professor
North Carolina State UniversityIV. View from Community Interest Groups (11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
View from Community Interest Groups (11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Spencer Lawton
Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Atlanta, GAHector Flores
Cuban-American Bar Association
Miami, FL
Monica Pratt Raffanel
Communications Director
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Lilburn, GA