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U.S. v. Reyes-Santiago, No. 12-2372 (1st Cir.) (804 F.3d 453) (September 23, 2015) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

Loaded on Sept. 28, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists September 28, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disparity Among Co-Defendants.

This is a rare decision in which a Federal appellate court actually reversed a defendant’s sentence based upon an unwarranted sentencing disparity with his co-defendants.

Although 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6) does direct sentencing judges to consider "the need to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants with similar records who have ...

 

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