they were surprised it was happening. it was 27 hours of deliberations. a trial that lasted three weeks long. and they just there was a lot of doubt out there that these convictions on both counts were going to come. especially when you compare to drauchb trial. you had the former police chief of the brooklyn center police department saying he saw no violation in policy, no violation in the law. there was doubt in the community. you saw the relief and celebration outside the courthouse when the two convictions came down. state sentencing guidelines now range between 6 and 8 years. prosecutors said they ll try to more. give us a preview of the arguments you re expecting, and what do you think will happen here? good morning. i think what will happen is they re going to say even though she didn t have a prior history, she served, you know, the state and her community honorably for 26 years, her conduct was so
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal Sentencing Reporter issue considers After Trump: The Future of the President’s Pardon Power
It strikes me as a great bit of great timing, as we head into a weekend celebrating our great nation s declaration of independence from a monarchy, that the new issue of the
Federal Sentencing Reporter focused on the pardon power in the US Constitution is just now available online. It is often said that the presidential pardon authority in Article II section 2 of the Constitution is the most kingly power given to our chief executive, and former Prez Donald Trump certainly seemed at times to bring a mad King George quality to his activities in this arena. Notably, as explained in the intro to this June 2021 issue of
how does that make you feel being an advocate for victims and their families? it makes me so angry that you can get away with rape in this country and it s considered not a big deal and you talk about the good old boys network and here is a perfect example. a guy who s been sitting on the bench way too long. 71 years old. and he s not in touch with reality. he needs a reality check. the mother of the young girl says i guess somehow it makes a rape more acceptable if you blame the victim even if she s only 14, but apparently the sentence that he handed down to the 54-year-old teacher falls within state sentencing guidelines. yes. but the da s asked for a 20 year sentence with 10 years served. so that would have been 10 years behind bars. the defense asked for the 15 year sentence with only with then 30 days to serve. and that s what the judge went with. he had the opportunity, tamron, the opportunity to make a