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U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-2176 (8th Cir.) (160 F.3d 473) (November 17, 1998) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)

Loaded on Dec. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists December 21, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices.

Here the 8th Circuit endorsed the broad use of downward departures almost as a type of prophylatic remedy to deal with prosecutorial misconduct that was not serious enough to justify reversal of the convictions.

This case deals with disproportionate sentences that result from the plea bargaining process; but here the ...

 

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