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U.S. v. Sutton, No. 96-469(WGB) (D.N.J.) (973 F.Supp. 488) (July 22, 1997) (Judge William G. Bassler)

This case raises an intriguing and potentially fertile ground for sentencing departures: pre-trial incarceration either for a prolonged period or under deplorable conditions. The defendant in this case argued that the conditions at the infamous Union County Jail were he was held for a lengthy pre-trial period were so severe ...

 

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