Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Aleo, No. 10-1569 (6th Cir.) (681 F.3d 290) (May 15, 2012) (Judge Danny J. Boggs) by Here, the Court vacated a 720 month sentence imposed on a defendant for child pornography finding the sentence was substantively unreasonable, in part because the failure of the court to offer any …

U.S. v. Bistline, No. 10-3106 (6th Cir.) (665 F.3d 758) (January 9, 2012) (Judge Raymond M. Kethledge) by Here the Court held that the child pornography guidelines, which are based upon a patchwork of congressional enactments and directives to the Commission, were entitled to even more deference than those issued …

U.S. v. Cossey, No. 09-5170-cr (2nd Cir.) (632 F.3d 82) (January 28, 2011) (Per Curiam) by In this case, the defendant pled guilty to possessing child pornography, and the district court sentenced him to seventy-eight months in prison and a life term of supervised release. In selecting this sentence, the …

U.S. v. Jayyousi, No. 08-10494 (11th Cir.) (657 F.3d 1085) (September 19, 2011) (Judge Joel F. Dubina) by Here a divided panel from the 11th Circuit vacated, as too lenient, the 17½ year sentence imposed on Jose Padilla after his conviction on various terrorism crimes in Florida, calling the sentence …

U.S. v. Edwards, No. 08-30055 (9th Cir.) (595 F.3d 1004) (February 16, 2010) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by

U.S. v. Edwards, No. 08-30055 (9th Cir.) (622 F.3d 1215) (September 20, 2010) (Per Curiam) by