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U.S. v. Finley, No. 00-1090 (2nd Cir.) (245 F.3d 199) (April 5, 2001) (Judge Wilfred Feinberg)

Loaded on March 1, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists March 19, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Possession or Use of Firearms.

This case presents another striking example of sentencing factor manipulation - this time involving the prosecution’s use of the mandatory minimum gun statutes as the means of escalating sentences that are already warped beyond all reason. Here, an undercover police officer made a $20 “confirmatory” drug purchase from the defendant ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Lopez-Pastrana, No. 00-10146 (9th Cir.) (244 F.3d 1025) (March 28, 2001) (Judge Joseph T. Sneed)
  2. U.S. v. Finley, No. 00-1090 (2nd Cir.) (245 F.3d 199) (April 5, 2001) (Judge Wilfred Feinberg)
  3. U.S. v. Lora, No. CR. 98-10054-NG (D.Mass.) (129 F.Supp.2d 77) (February 20, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
  4. U.S. v. James, No. 99-390PWG (D.Md.) (128 F.Supp.2d 291) (January 18, 2001) (Judge Magistrate)
  5. U.S. v. Smith, No. 99-11377 (11th Cir.) (240 F.3d 927) (January 30, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  6. Mattis v. Vaughn, No. CIV.A. 99-6533 (E.D.Pa.) (128 F.Supp.2d 249) (January 17, 2001) (Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen)
  7. U.S. v. Noble, No. 99-2899 (7th Cir.) (246 F.3d 946) (April 5, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer)
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  9. U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-1590 (8th Cir.) (240 F.3d 732) (January 26, 2001) (Judge Theodore McMillian)
  10. U.S. v. Pease, No. 99-2301 (11th Cir.) (240 F.3d 938) (January 30, 2001) (Per Curiam)
  11. U.S. v. Christopher, No. 00-10899 (11th Cir.) (239 F.3d 1191) (January 22, 2001) (Judge Joel F. Dubina)
  12. U.S. v. Corral-Gastelum, No. 99-10582 (9th Cir.) (240 F.3d 1181) (March 5, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
  13. U.S. v. Wilson, No. 99-3077 (D.C. Cir.) (240 F.3d 39) (February 23, 2001) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)

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