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Fast and Furious sentencings

Posted by David Hardy · 27 November 2012 08:50 AM

Two get 3.5 years and 9 years: a third faces a max of life imprisonment.

What's sometimes frustrating is that the Feds will charge first, either for good reasons or for publicity, and then the State will ignore things, figuring someone else is taking care of them. Here, the Feds could charge conspiracy and dealing without a license. The State could have charged felony murder (meaning the death penalty, or "natural life" -- no release ever -- or ordinary life -- no parole for 25 years). It could have thrown on armed robbery, which I think has a presumptive sentence of 7.5 years, then aggravated it for use a firearm and a few other things, and probably doubled that.

· BATFE

3 Comments | Leave a comment

Flight-ER-Doc | November 27, 2012 4:04 PM | Reply

And yet Eric Holder is still walking around free...

Jim W | November 27, 2012 11:11 PM | Reply

Nothing stopping them from charging them later on.

Harold | November 28, 2012 12:52 PM | Reply

Holder is very well versed in the lame duck pardon process ... although he may find his loyalty isn't returned.

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