Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Scott, No. 12-3131 (8th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 22, 2013) (Judge William J. Riley) by In 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), Congress directed that sentencing courts “shall impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary” to comply with the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of that …

U.S. v. Zauner, No. 12-1007 (8th Cir.) (688 F.3d 426) (August 16, 2012) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by This case is noted for Judge Bright's dissent in which he argued that an 18 year sentence for child pornography was both excessive and erroneous because it was not sufficiently based on …

U.S. v. Ministro-Tapia, No. 05-5101-pr (2nd Cir.) (470 F.3d 137) (November 28, 2006) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker) by Since the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Booker, and the emphasis it placed on the “reasonableness” of a sentence, numerous commentators have noted that the appellate courts seem to have …