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New(?) Eleventh Circuit ruling affirms two above-guideline sentences

By Douglas A. Berman

As now reported by the local press and in the blogosphere, the Eleventh Circuit in US v. Williams, No. 07-12526 (11th Cir. Mar. 20, 2008) (available here), has "upheld the conviction and eight-year prison sentence of a former Coca-Cola Co. secretary found guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets from the world's biggest beverage company."  Ellen Podgor's post summarizes sentencing highlights from Williams:Williams received [an above guidelines] 96-month sentence, in sharp contrast to a sentence given to an individual who plead guilty and received a 24-month sentence.  The 11th Circuit held that giving enormous weight to one factor ? in this case the seriousness of the offense ? does not mean the sentence is unreasonable...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).