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U.S. v. SHEPHERD

Cr. No. 94-0010-1 (HHG).

857 F.Supp. 105 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America v. Sharon SHEPHERD a/k/a Sharon Ortega.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Pagel, Deputy Chief, Litigation and Julie J. Shemitz, Trial Atty., Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Government.

Bernard S. Grimm, Washington, DC, for defendant.

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

This case demonstrates that, because of the mandatory minimum sentences and the rigid sentencing guidelines, effective control of sentencing — from time immemorial in common law countries a judicial function — has effectively slipped, at least in some cases, not only to the realm of the prosecution but even further to that of the police. This development denies due process and is intolerable...

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