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U.S. v. James, No. Civ. No. 95-0252-R (S.D.Cal.) (915 F.Supp. 1092) (January 23, 1996) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades)

Loaded on April 1, 1996 published in Punch and Jurists April 08, 1996
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What distinguishes this otherwise rather mundane drug conviction appeal is the reprise of some harsh criticism of the Guidelines originally voiced by Judge Rhoades in U.S. v. Kuhl, 816 F.Supp. 623 (S.D.Cal. 1993). In this decision, Judge Rhoades bluntly observes: "Anyone who believes that the guidelines are any more comprehensible ...

 

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