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Evan Lee, UC Hastings College of the Law

Evan Lee is a professor of law emeritus at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.

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Argument preview: Can a criminal defense lawyer refuse to file an appeal from a guilty plea because of an appeal waiver? (Corrected)

October 23, 2018

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Opinion analysis: Plain Sentencing Guidelines errors “ordinarily” justify relief

June 19, 2018

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Argument analysis: Justices hint at categorical approach to correcting forfeited Sentencing Guidelines errors

February 22, 2018

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Argument preview: Should forfeited Sentencing Guidelines errors normally be corrected?

February 14, 2018

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Opinion analysis: Victory for the “categorical approach” in immigration and federal criminal sentencing – but for how long?

June 24, 2016

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Argument analysis: The Justices continue to struggle with the “modified categorical approach”

April 27, 2016

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Argument preview: Growing pains in the mass incarceration and deportation movements

April 19, 2016

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Opinion analysis: News item – the convicted sex offender wins, unanimously

April 4, 2016

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Argument analysis: Justices skeptical about government’s interpretation of sex-offender-registration law

March 2, 2016

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Opinion analysis: Battle of statutory interpretation canons ends in defeat for convicted sex offender

March 1, 2016