U.S. v. POLANCO

No. 98 CR. 276(JSR).

37 F.Supp.2d 262 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America v. Roberto POLANCO, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meir Feder, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY, for plaintiff.

Yuanchung Lee, Legal Aid Services, New York, NY, for defendant.


OPINION

RAKOFF, District Judge.

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are like a Victorian corset around the body of Lady Justice. Its complicated design of laces, braces, buckles and bows make it devilishly difficult to put on and even more difficult to undo. Though it comes in a range of sizes, none of them feels right. Worst of all, its rigid stays that are supposed to shape Justice in whatever form is fashionable so pinch and distort her natural contours...

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