Law professors testify before Arizona House of Representatives
<p><a href="http://apps.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=309">Zig Popko</a>, Director of Post-Conviction Clinic at the College of Law, and Associate Professor <a href="http://apps.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=51242">… Hessick</a> testified before the state House Judiciary Committee, Feb. 17.</p><separator></separator><p>The pair testified on HB 2644, which would create an Arizona State Sentencing Commission, a proposal contained in Hessick’s recent report, “Sentencing in Arizona: Recommendations to Reduce Costs and Crime.” The report was prepared by Hessick and seven law students in The Public Policy Incubator Program.</p><separator></separator><p>The bill passed unanimously out of committee.</p><separator></separator><p>To read the report, click <a href="http://law.asu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=x5XkWTIktZU%3d&tabid=8… teaches criminal procedure, criminal law and a seminar on sentencing law and policy. Her research focuses on aggravation and mitigation in criminal sentencing, relative crime severity, and other political and doctrinal issues associated with sentencing.</p><separator></separator><p>Popko teaches legal research and is a member of the board of governors of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. He also serves as the editor of AACJ's quarterly publication, <em>The Defender</em>. Popko has been a member of the Legal Writing Institute since 2001 and presently serves on its ABA Standards Education Committee.</p><separator></separator><p>Staci McCabe, <a href="mailto:Staci.McCabe@asu.edu">Staci.McCabe@asu.edu</a><br />(480) 965-8702<br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</p>