Kevin Neely Aftermath Quotations

This case appears to tie up the loose ends. This decision limits the amount of appellate work that will emerge in the aftermath of Blakely.

In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, there were questions about the procedures that prosecutors could use to have courts impose these (longer) sentences. State legislation clarified the process, but there was a question about whether it was retroactive. That is resolved by these decisions.