U.S. v. Seib, No. 07-CR-215 (E.D.Wisc.) (555 F.Supp.2d 981) (May 16, 2008) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)
Loaded on April 1, 2008
published in Punch and Jurists
April 21, 2008
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Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration.
Time and again, Judge Lynn Adelman has shown that a fair and just sentence under the Guidelines cannot be achieved simply by following the rigid mandates of the Guidelines. So, in this case, he spoke against the blind-folded use of the career offender provisions contained in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. …
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