Judge calls federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional 
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 09:52PM
TheSpook
Judge William Young, a Massachusetts US District Court judge said that the federal sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional because they gave prosecutors too much power while limiting judge's discretion. The guidelines set up a grid system for sentencing defendants to eliminate disparities in sentencing. Judge Young claims the sentences given to five defendants were too harsh and violated the defendants' right to due process.[more]
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