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U.S. v. Kirsch, No. Crim. No. 02-288 (D.Minn.) (287 F.Supp.2d 1005) (October 17, 2003) (Judge Paul A. Magnuson)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists September 29, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Judicial Hostility.

In this widely-reported Sentencing Memorandum, Judge Magnuson lashed out at the recent attempts to “intimidate” judges into imposing sentences that are pleasing to Congress and the Justice Department. The words he chose to reflect his disdain and his disgust for the new policies need no comment:

“The Court believes that …

 

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