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FORMER AUSA MAKING THINGS BETTER

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 Former prosecutor Mark OslerBaylor Professor Mark Osler is a busy man indeed.  His most recent book, Jesus on Death Row, will be released in 2009.  He blogs nearly every day, and publishes frequently (as every good Yale JD should).  In his spare time, he wins in the Supreme Court, without even having to argue.Last Wednesday, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion reversing the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on an important Federal sentencing issue, allowing judges to categorically reject the mandatory 100:1 ratio in cocaine sentencing (for example, selling one gram of crack earns the defendant the same prison time as selling 100 grams of powder).  The ruling clarifies an earlier decision, and overrules a lower court's opinion...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 25, 2009 (boomark / email).