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U.S. v. Overmyer, No. 10-1716 (6th Cir.) (663 F.3d 862) (December 29, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton)

Loaded on Dec. 26, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists December 26, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Lack of Empirical Support for Guidelines Sentence.

This decision is principally noted for Judge Gilbert Merritt’s strong dissent in which he sharply criticized "the gross disparity, inequality, and unfairness that exists" in sentencing generally, "but even more so in these child pornography viewer cases".

There is little noteworthy about this hum-drum child pornography sentencing decision other than ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Flores, No. 11-1550 (8th Cir.) (663 F.3d 1022) (December 16, 2011) (Per Curiam)
  2. U.S. v. Chavez, No. 10-2273 (10th Cir.) (660 F.3d 1215) (October 18, 2011) (Judge Scott M. Jr. Matheson)
  3. Judulang v. Holder, No. 10-694 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 42; 132 S.Ct. 476) (December 12, 2011) (Justice Kagan)
  4. U.S. v. Kubeczko, No. 10-3416 (7th Cir.) (660 F.3d 260) (September 21, 2011) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
  5. Garcia-Torres v. Holder, No. 10-2307 (8th Cir.) (660 F.3d 333) (October 28, 2011) (Judge Susan Richard Nelson)
  6. U.S. v. C.R., No. 09-CR-155 (E.D.N.Y.) (792 F.Supp.2d 343) (May 16, 2011) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
  7. U.S. v. Overmyer, No. 10-1716 (6th Cir.) (663 F.3d 862) (December 29, 2011) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton)

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