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Should law enforcement service be an aggravator or mitigator at sentencing?

By Douglas A. Berman

On Monday, the former sheriff of Orange County, Mike Carona, is to be sentenced in federal court.  This local account, headlined "Legal experts say ex-sheriff likely to serve prison time: Will ex-lawman's badge be benefit or liability?", puts the spotlight on the question in the title of this post.  As highlighted in these excerpts, the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing also is part of the story: In the end, former Sheriff Mike Carona's punishment may come down to the weight that a federal judge puts on the badge Carona once wore.  The 11th sheriff of Orange County ? who hoped one day to run for lieutenant governor ? will be sentenced Monday for urging his ex-assistant sheriff, Don Haidl, to lie during a grand jury investigation. Carona was sheriff at the time of the Aug...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 26, 2009 (boomark / email).