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U.S. v. Burge, No. 11-3495 (7th Cir.) (683 F.3d 829) (June 27, 2012) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)

Loaded on Sept. 3, 2012 published in Punch and Jurists September 03, 2012
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Misdemeanors and Petty Offenses.

This case is a good example of how blind adherence to the Guidelines paint-by-the-numbers philosophy can lead to absurd results that defy common sense. Fortunately, at least in this case, wisdom and justice prevailed in the end to excise the lunacy of a mandatory minimum sentence that was imposed because, ...

 

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