U.S. v. Payton, No. 13-1242 (6th Cir.) (754 F.3d 375) (June 12, 2014) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)
In another of a long line of brilliant and principled sentencing decisions, Judge Merritt concluded that an above-Guidelines 45 year sentence imposed on a 46 year old serial bank robber was excessive and unreasonable, principally because it failed to recognize the statistically confirmed decreased rates of recidivism for defendants older ...
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