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triron

(22,023 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:05 PM Mar 2019

Judge Ellis sentenced Fredrich Turner to 40 years min. for dealing methamphemine.

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And Manafort gets less than 4 years??!!

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Judge Ellis sentenced Fredrich Turner to 40 years min. for dealing methamphemine. (Original Post) triron Mar 2019 OP

Abuse of Discretion... dlk Mar 2019 #1

Is there a difference between "mandatory minimum" and "sentencing guidelines"? MH1 Mar 2019 #2

Ellis will always have someone impugn his sentences for now on ... just wow uponit7771 Mar 2019 #3

Dealing meth is not like dealing marijuana. It is a kind of Russian roulette. lostnfound Mar 2019 #4

Just trying to show contrast with Manafort's sentence. triron Mar 2019 #5

dlk

(11,578 posts)

1. Abuse of Discretion...

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Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:06 PM

Mar 2019

MH1

(17,608 posts)

2. Is there a difference between "mandatory minimum" and "sentencing guidelines"?

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Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:23 PM

Mar 2019

And is that why he could sentence Manafort to such a short time?

I get the idea he wasn't thrilled about sentencing the meth dealer to that much, but believed he had no choice?

I am not defending either sentence. Just suggesting there may be something in the law itself that needs to be fixed.

I have no idea how he thinks Manafort should only get 47 months.

A meth dealer ... depends on how much he was dealing and how many lives he ruined.