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U.S. v. Contreras-Gomez, No. CR-95-2065-AAM (E.D.Wash.) (991 F.Supp. 1242) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Robert H. Whaley)

Loaded on May 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists May 18, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Charging Decisions.

This is an important Guidelines departure case which proves the wisdom of Lord Acton's observation that "all power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely." It also shows the dangers of letting prosecutors act like Avenging Ayatollahs by permitting them to exercise, through their charging powers, absolute power to implement their ...

 

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