Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Graham-Wright, No. 12-1660 (6th Cir.) (715 F.3d 598) (May 7, 2013) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton) by This is an interesting sentencing case in which a divided panel rejected the defendant’s contention that the district court had violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by considering at sentencing information …

U.S. v. Godat, No. 11-3536 (8th Cir.) (688 F.3d 399) (August 8, 2012) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender) by This case addresses - but does not resolve - two very interesting sentencing questions: (a) whether Rule 32(e)(3) of the Fed.R.Crim.P., which permits a district court to order the Probation Office “not …

McKune v. Lile, No. 00-1187 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 24; 122 S.Ct. 2017) (June 10, 2002) (Justice Kennedy) by In this case a sharply divided Supreme Court upheld, as constitutionally valid, a Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (SATP) used in the state prison system in Kansas that requires inmates to …