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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnly in trumpworld would a four-year prison sentence for his campaign chairman be seen as a victory.
this is how far we have fallen under this evil wannabe dictator.
Go Mueller!!!
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Only in trumpworld would a four-year prison sentence for his campaign chairman be seen as a victory. (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2019
OP
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)1. Eaxactly!
duforsure
(11,885 posts)2. Was this possibly
Just another trump judge tampering case? Acosta?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)6. Read. Learn. Evolve.
https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/07/06/t-s-ellis-mandatory-minimum-sentences-697826
In April, confronted by a 28-year-old armed robbery convict facing a mandatory minimum 82-year sentence, Ellis' frustration grew so intense that he balked at imposing what he called a "very severe" sentence. Instead, the judge recruited a high-powered law firm to scour the law in search of some way to avoid imposing what is effectively a life sentence on Lamont Gaines, who was convicted of a string of robberies of 7-11 stores and a check-cashing business.
The judge appointed Daniel Suleiman, a former aide to Attorney General Eric Holder, to come up with any argument that might help Gaines win a more lenient sentence. Suleiman, a partner at Covington & Burling, set on one possibility: a Supreme Court ruling in April that invalidated a law very similar to the one requiring the lengthy sentence for Gaines.
In April, confronted by a 28-year-old armed robbery convict facing a mandatory minimum 82-year sentence, Ellis' frustration grew so intense that he balked at imposing what he called a "very severe" sentence. Instead, the judge recruited a high-powered law firm to scour the law in search of some way to avoid imposing what is effectively a life sentence on Lamont Gaines, who was convicted of a string of robberies of 7-11 stores and a check-cashing business.
The judge appointed Daniel Suleiman, a former aide to Attorney General Eric Holder, to come up with any argument that might help Gaines win a more lenient sentence. Suleiman, a partner at Covington & Burling, set on one possibility: a Supreme Court ruling in April that invalidated a law very similar to the one requiring the lengthy sentence for Gaines.
malaise
(269,186 posts)3. Ditto
Expect ten more next week
spanone
(135,884 posts)4. I can't wait.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)5. DUers are making their best effort to behave as if it is a Trump victory