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Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up some of many thoughts about Paul Manafort’s (first) federal sentence
Lots of folks have had lots and lots to say about Paul Manafort's first federal sentence of 47 months in prison (basics here). I am disinclined to make any definitive…
Simple Justice
The Progressive Sort of Harsh
Change the names from Ellis to Persky, Manafort to Turner, and this opening paragraph sounds remarkably familiar. The 47-month sentence imposed on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has drawn…
Simple Justice
Making Use Of Manafort
But for his connection to Trump, nobody would have cared what sentence was imposed by Senior EDVA Judge T.S. Ellis imposed on Paul Manafort. But he was a proxy for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Paul Manafort given (only?) 47 months in prison at first federal sentencing
I worried that my prediction this morning that Paul Manafort would get 100 months at his first federal sentencing was a little low. Turns out, I was way too high:…
Grand Jury Target
In Your Client’s Words – Speaking at Sentencing
By Sara Kropf
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” – Bryan Stevenson The fundamental truth of Mr. Stevenson’s quote is tested every time a defendant is sentenced…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Paul Manafort’s sentencing memorandum in DC makes pitch for a sentence “significantly below” ten years
As reported in this Politico piece, counsel for "Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, pleaded on Monday for a federal judge to spare their 69-year-old client from a sentence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will <em>Haymond</em> argument generate any haymaker questions as SCOTUS takes up supervised release?
Tomorrow the Supreme Court has a day of sentencing arguments scheduled, as the Justices will from counsel in United States v. Haymond and Mont v. United States. Here are the questions presented…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another reminder that substantive reasonableness review has very little bite
A helpful reader made sure I saw a notable little federal sentencing ruling handed down by an Eighth Circuit panel in US v. Johnson, No. 17-2572 (8th Cir. Feb 22,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Latest Manafort sentencing memorandum from Special Counsel pulls few punches
As reported in this Politico article, a "federal judge should consider giving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort a sentence that would send him to prison for at least 17…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“On probation until 2053? Sentencing disparities, lack of guidelines get long look at Minnesota Legislature”
The title of this post is the headline of this interesting newspaper article from the North Star State focusing on a part of modern sentencing systems that merit a lot…