Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Guiro, No. 93-CR-1384 (E.D.N.Y.) (887 F.Supp. 66) (May 17, 1995) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein) by Here's another gem from Judge Weinstein that is bound to be appealed. A drug defendant-turned snitch is given a 5K1 letter and Judge Weinstein sentences her to eight months in a half-way house, …

U.S. v. Purvis, No. 90-50183 (9th Cir.) (940 F.2d 1276) (August 2, 1991) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by "We hold that 3583 authorizes the revocation of supervised release even where the resulting incarceration, when combined with the period of time the defendant has already served for his substantive offense, will exceed …

U.S. v. Swigert, No. 93-1943 (7th Cir.) (18 F.3d 443) (March 8, 1994) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by Here a plea agreement obligated the court to impose a sentence of incarceration; and the Court rejected the defendant's contention that it permitted community confinement or home detention holding that they are …