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U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-1344 (8th Cir.) (145 F.3d 959) (May 27, 1998) (Judge John B. Jones)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists August 10, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Goals/Purposes/Practices.

Quote from Judge Bright about the inherent unfairness of sentencing a drug mule, who had a diminished capacity, to a 30 year sentence while some of the drug kingpins got lesser sentences.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - "An Unfair Criminal System."

"The sentence of Jones, a man with the mind ...

 

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