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U.S. v. Bullion, No. 06-1523 (7th Cir.) (466 F.3d 574) (October 19, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists September 18, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Anders Brief.

Once again the Seventh Circuit has routinely affirmed a substantially above-Guidelines sentence; and once again Judge Posner has used such excessively sweeping language to explain his ruling that his words evoked an immediate outcry of frustration and disbelief from some noted commentators.

For example, upon reading this decision, Prof. Douglas ...

 

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