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UNITED STATES v. BOWSER

No. 73-2033.

497 F.2d 1017 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bernard R. BOWSER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1974.

Certiorari Denied October 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wells, Third Year Law Student (George K. Walker [Court-appointed counsel] Asst. Professor of Law, Winston-Salem, N. C., David L. Hill, Third Year Law Student, on brief), for appellant.

Michael A. Rhine, Asst. U. S. Atty., (Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and CRAVEN and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

Certiorari Denied October 15, 1974. See 95 S.Ct. 105.

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

It has been said that the United States is the only civilized country in the world that permits one judge to exercise unbridled discretion, not subject to review, as to the extent and duration of punishment.1 Whether or not that is true, it is settled, despite mounting criticism of the rule, that judges of the United States Courts of Appeals lack the power...

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