Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Sevilla-Oyola, No. 12-1264 (1st Cir.) (753 F.3d 309) (June 3, 2014) (Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson) by This remarkable decision needs little explanation, and even less commentary, than the words of the judges themselves. Start with Judge Thompson’s opening words on behalf of himself and Judge Sandra Lynch: “Sometimes …

U.S. v. Goldberg, No. 03-3955 (7th Cir.) (406 F.3d 891) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by In this decision, Judge Posner forcefully suggested that nothing in the law prevents a judge from increasing a defendant’s sentence on a Booker remand. Numerous commentators have suggested that there are both …