Crimes and punishments : entering the mind of a sentencing judge / Frederic Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Block, Frederic, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges--United States.

Judges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 pages)

Edition:

1;2019-06.

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : American Bar Association, 2019.

Chicago, Illinois : Ankerwycke, [2019]

Summary:

"[This book] provides a cross-section of different crimes for which Judge Frederic Block sentenced a convicted criminal. Go into the Judge's private thoughts and doubts as to whether the right sentence was imposed. The book shows what sentencing is all about, and how at least one federal judge deals with this awesome aspect of his judicial responsibilities."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Uncharged criminal conduct : David Kent Fitch

Acquitted criminal conduct : Anthony Praddy and the Raleigh Place Crew

Victim impact testimony : The Carreto family

Mandatory minimums : John Doe

The mafia : Peter Gotti and the Gambinos

Public officials : Pedro Espada Jr.

Collateral consequences : Chevelle Nesbeth.

Notes:

Title from eBook information screen..

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2019).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed June 13, 2024).

ISBN:

1-64105-382-8