Punch and Jurists

Dean v. U.S., No. 15-9260 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1170) (April 3, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts) by One of the most oppressive and frequently used mandatory minimum statutes is 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which makes it a separate crime to use or possess a firearm …

U.S. v. Beasley, No. 11-2460 (8th Cir.) (688 F.3d 523) (July 31, 2012) (Judge William J. Riley) by Here the Court pushed the boundaries of both intelligence and credibility by holding that a sentence of 3,480 months (290 years) in prison imposed on a first time offender in a child …