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U.S. v. Polanco, No. 98 CR. 276(JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (37 F.Supp.2d 262) (February 10, 1999) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff)

Loaded on May 1, 1999 published in Punch and Jurists May 10, 1999
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This case is noted for Judge Rakoff's description of the Guidelines as a "Victorian corset around the body of Lady Justice" which "so pinch and distort her natural contours as to cause permanent damage to her health".

In this case Judge Rakoff rejected the Government's request for an obstruction of ...

 

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