Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Anderson, No. 94-10817 (5th Cir.) (70 F.3d 353) (November 21, 1995) (Per Curiam) by This is an intriguing case that peremptorily rejects the hot-potato suggestion made by District Judge John McBryde that the defendant had received favorable treatment because his uncle worked with the DEA and with the …

U.S. v. Austin, No. 94-2541 (7th Cir.) (54 F.3d 394) (May 5, 1995) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by Case held that disparity of sentences among co-conspirators is not a valid basis for a downward departure.

U.S. v. Edwards, No. 89-2880 (7th Cir.) (945 F.2d 1387) (October 15, 1991) (Judge Samuel Ray Cummings) by Here the Court held that a disparity among co-defendants' sentences is not a valid basis to challenge a guideline sentence that is otherwise correctly calculated.

U.S. v. Boshell, No. 90-30115 (9th Cir.) (952 F.2d 1101) (December 20, 1991) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson) by Case is noted for its holding that a sentencing judge may depart to take account that co-defendants received disparate treatment, some being sentenced under the Guidelines and some under the old law.