“Although I concur in the result and rationale of the majority, I believe that the appropriate exercise of our judicial function requires restraint in the language we use to describe the people who come before us, regardless of how dreadful their transgressions.”
Circuit Judge ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER with the greatest concurrence ever. Written to agree with the majority which decided that an upward departure (more years on the sentence) was proper in regard to a defendant who quite clearly did not care about the safety of others.
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Michael Herzog, Carbondale Illinois
I am currently a law student at SIU Carbondale School of Law and mostly enjoying being a third year. This blog is for myself as well as a few friends and family who are interested in what I'm reading/doing to avoid school work. Enjoy!
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