Skip navigation
Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Green, No. Crim. No. 02-10054-WGY (D.Mass.) (346 F.Supp.2d 259) (June 18, 2004) (Judge William G. Young)

Loaded on May 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists May 31, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists.

In this unusually long and blunt analysis of the tactics used by prosecutors to wrest control of the sentencing process from the judiciary, Judge Young concluded that the Guidelines are unconstitutional, unwise and unjust.

In the context of appeals from two sentences that he had previously imposed, Judge Young wrote ...

 

Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.

As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.

Subscribe today

Already a subscriber? Login

More from this issue:

  1. U.S. v. Green, No. Crim. No. 02-10054-WGY (D.Mass.) (346 F.Supp.2d 259) (June 18, 2004) (Judge William G. Young)
  2. U.S. v. Stephens, No. 02-14656 (11th Cir.) (365 F.3d 967) (April 6, 2004) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)
  3. U.S. v. Iniguez, No. 01-50553 (9th Cir.) (368 F.3d 1113) (May 26, 2004) (Judge M. Margaret McKeown)
  4. Austin v. Wilkinson, No. 02-3429 (6th Cir.) (372 F.3d 346) (June 10, 2004) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
  5. Pliler v. Ford, No. 03-221 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 225; 124 S.Ct. 2441) (June 21, 2004) (Justice Thomas)
  6. Mataya v. Kingston, No. 02-2850 (7th Cir.) (371 F.3d 353) (June 3, 2004) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
  7. U.S. v. Hiruko, No. 03 CR 1124 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (320 F.Supp.2d 26) (June 9, 2004) (Judge John Gleeson)
  8. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Ct. of Nevada, No. 03-5554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 177; 124 S.Ct. 2451) (June 21, 2004) (Justice Kennedy)

More from these topics: