I recently represented a defendant with three prior State felony drug convictions, now charged with a new federal drug charge. Under the federal drug law, the defendant was subject to Career Offender Status and a potential under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for an over thirty year sentence. I presented the Court with a creative sentencing memorandum which explained in detail the defendant’s history and background. The Court then sentenced the defendant to a five year sentence, the mandatory minimum.<\/p>\n
In the Post-Booker<\/em> world, judges have more discretion to impose sensible sentences. It is paramount for all of us to see sentencing as a place for real advocacy. It is necessary for me to get to know you as a person and not just a client. I can then do better in handling your case more effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I recently represented a defendant with three prior State felony drug convictions, now charged with a new federal drug charge. Under the federal drug law, the defendant was subject to Career Offender Status and a potential under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for an over thirty year sentence. I presented the Court with a creative sentencing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,8],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-drug-charge","tag-federal-case"],"yoast_head":"\n