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U.S. v. Taylor, No. 06-2216 (1st Cir.) (499 F.3d 94) (August 17, 2007) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Article • October 1, 2007 • from P&J October, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Taylor, No. 06-2216 (1st Cir.) (499 F.3d 94) (August 17, 2007) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by Here the Court affirmed a district court’s broad use a defendant’s “extraordinary good works” pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5H1.11 as the justification for imposing a non-Guidelines sentence; although it then held that …

U.S. v. Burns, No. 04-2901 (8th Cir.) (500 F.3d 756) (August 27, 2007) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)

Article • July 1, 2007 • from P&J July, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Burns, No. 04-2901 (8th Cir.) (500 F.3d 756) (August 27, 2007) (Judge Roger L. Wollman) by This case involves a Government appeal from a sentence imposed by Judge Bennett (N.D.Iowa), one of the most meticulous of sentencing judges, in which he rejected the Government’s recommendation for a 15 …

U.S. v. Tomko, No. 05-4997 (3rd Cir.) (498 F.3d 157) (August 20, 2007) (Judge D. Michael Fisher)

Article • July 1, 2007 • from P&J March, 2009

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Tomko, No. 05-4997 (3rd Cir.) (498 F.3d 157) (August 20, 2007) (Judge D. Michael Fisher) by In this lengthy (66-page) decision, a divided panel from the Third Circuit vacated a probation-only sentence for tax evasion as substantively unreasonable. The majority and dissenting opinions represent the most detailed analysis …

U.S. v. Paul, No. 06-30506 (9th Cir.) (239 Fed. Appx. 353) (August 17, 2007) (Per Curiam)

Article • July 1, 2007 • from P&J July, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Paul, No. 06-30506 (9th Cir.) (239 Fed. Appx. 353) (August 17, 2007) (Per Curiam) by U.S. v. Gammicchia, 498 F.3d 467 (7th Cir. Aug. 9, 2007) (Judge Posner) U.S. v. Paul, 239 Fed. Appx. 353 (9th Cir. Aug. 17, 2007) (Per Curiam) (unpublished) It is, by now, well …

U.S. v. Gammicchia, No. 06-3325 (7th Cir.) (498 F.3d 467) (August 9, 2007) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Article • July 1, 2007 • from P&J July, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Gammicchia, No. 06-3325 (7th Cir.) (498 F.3d 467) (August 9, 2007) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by U.S. v. Gammicchia, 498 F.3d 467 (7th Cir. Aug. 9, 2007) (Judge Posner) U.S. v. Paul, 239 Fed.Appx. 353 (9th Cir. Aug. 17, 2007) (Per Curiam) (unpublished) It is, by now, well …

U.S. v. Wilms, No. 06-1896 (6th Cir.) (495 F.3d 277) (July 23, 2007) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Article • June 1, 2007 • from P&J June, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Wilms, No. 06-1896 (6th Cir.) (495 F.3d 277) (July 23, 2007) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by U.S. v. Liou, 491 F.3d 277 (6th Cir. July 20, 2007) (Judge Moore) U.S. v. Wilms, 495 F.3d 277 (6th Cir. July 23, 2007) (Judge Moore) These two cases, both authored by …

U.S. v. Liou, No. 06-4405 (6th Cir.) (491 F.3d 334) (July 20, 2007) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Article • June 1, 2007 • from P&J June, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Liou, No. 06-4405 (6th Cir.) (491 F.3d 334) (July 20, 2007) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by U.S. v. Liou, 491 F.3d 334 (6th Cir. July 20, 2007) (Judge Moore) U.S. v. Wilms, 495 F.3d 277 (6th Cir. July 23, 2007) (Judge Moore) These two cases, both authored by …

U.S. v. Santoya, No. 06-CR-82 (E.D.Wisc.) (493 F.Supp.2d 1075) (June 25, 2007) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)

Article • May 1, 2007 • from P&J May, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rita v. U.S.

U.S. v. Santoya, No. 06-CR-82 (E.D.Wisc.) (493 F.Supp.2d 1075) (June 25, 2007) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman) by

U.S. v. Adelson, No. 05 Cr. 325 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (441 F.Supp.2d 506) (July 20, 2006) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff)

Article • June 1, 2006 • from P&J June, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Post Booker (Non-Guidelines Sentences)

U.S. v. Adelson, No. 05 Cr. 325 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (441 F.Supp.2d 506) (July 20, 2006) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by The defendant in this case, Richard P. Adelson, the former president of Impath, Inc., a publicly-traded cancer diagnosis company, was charged with a number of counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, …

U.S. v. Saenz, No. CR 03-4089-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (429 F.Supp.2d 1081) (March 23, 2006) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)

Article • March 1, 2006 • from P&J March, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Departure/Sentence

U.S. v. Saenz, No. CR 03-4089-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (429 F.Supp.2d 1081) (March 23, 2006) (Judge Mark W. Bennett) by Kim Saenz was one of four defendants arrested and charged with the distribution of marijuana. She immediately pled guilty and, on the day of her arrest, she began cooperating with the Government …

U.S. v. Saenz, No. 04-2673 (8th Cir.) (428 F.3d 1159) (November 17, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton)

Article • October 1, 2005 • from P&J October, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Departure/Sentence

U.S. v. Saenz, No. 04-2673 (8th Cir.) (428 F.3d 1159) (November 17, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton) by Here the Court reversed a sentence imposed below the applicable guideline range because the "extent of reduction granted" as a result of the defendant's substantial assistance "was unreasonably large". In this case, …