U.S. v. Francis, No. 98 CR. 606(RPP) (S.D.N.Y.) (129 F.Supp.2d 612) (January 25, 2001) (Judge Robert P. Jr. Patterson)
Here Judge Patterson held that a downward departure at sentencing was warranted in the case of a defendant who was held for some 13 months of his pre-sentence confinement in a non-federal facility noted for its substandard conditions.
This is a fascinating decision in a number of respects. It is ...
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