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U.S. v. Nixon, No. 03-80793 (E.D.Mich.) (315 F.Supp.2d 876) (April 23, 2004) (Judge John Feikens)

Loaded on July 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists July 05, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Selective Prosecution/Enforcement.

This is another of a number of recent cases in which a Federal judge has rebelled against the undisguised efforts of prosecutors to wrest total control over all aspects of sentencing away from the judiciary.

Here, the two defendants were originally indicted on drug charges in a Michigan state court ...

 

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