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U.S. v. Costello, No. CR. 97-10103-NG (D.Mass.) (16 F.Supp.2d 36) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists November 09, 1998
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Quote from a 1998 speech by Justice Breyer in which he criticized some of the inherent weaknesses of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are "too long", "too complicated" and are "suffering from administrative neglect."

On November 21, 1998, the New York Times …

 

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  1. U.S. v. Costello, No. CR. 97-10103-NG (D.Mass.) (16 F.Supp.2d 36) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
  2. U.S. v. McDougal, No. LR-CR-95-173 (E.D.Ark.) (16 F.Supp.2d 1047) (June 26, 1998) (Judge George Jr. Howard)
  3. U.S. v. McDougal, No. LR-CR-95-173 (E.D.Ark.) (16 F.Supp.2d 1047) (June 26, 1998) (Judge George Jr. Howard)
  4. Cozine v. Crabtree, No. CV-97-1510-ST (D.Or.) (15 F.Supp.2d 997) (July 2, 1998) (Judge Magistrate)
  5. U.S. v. Moreno-Chaparro, No. 97-50641 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 298) (September 30, 1998) (Judge Henry A. Politz)
  6. Chambers v. Bowersox, No. 97-3067WM (8th Cir.) (157 F.3d 560) (September 23, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)
  7. U.S. v. Hemmingson, No. 97-30552 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 347) (September 30, 1998) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)
  8. Henderson v. I.N.S., No. 97-4050 (2nd Cir.) (157 F.3d 106) (September 18, 1998) (Judge Guido Calabresi)
  9. U.S. v. $141,770.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 97-2393 (8th Cir.) (157 F.3d 600) (October 5, 1998) (Judge David R. Hansen)
  10. U.S. v. Reyes, No. Crim. No. 97-147-ALL (S.D.Tex.) (16 F.Supp.2d 759) (July 14, 1998) (Judge David Hittner)
  11. U.S. v. Costello, No. CR. 97-10103-NG (D.Mass.) (16 F.Supp.2d 36) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
  12. Salles v. U.S., No. 97-5131 (Fed. Cir.) (156 F.3d 1383) (October 14, 1998) (Judge Christine O.C. Miller)
  13. U.S. v. Hemmingson, No. 97-30552 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 347) (September 30, 1998) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)
  14. U.S. v. Mendoza, No. 96-50597 (9th Cir.) (157 F.3d 730) (October 6, 1998) (Judge Melvin Brunetti)
  15. U.S. v. Beckner, No. Crim. No. 93-60 (M.D.La.) (16 F.Supp.2d 677) (July 23, 1998) (Judge Adrian G. Duplantier)

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