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Judges complaining to USSC about guidelines for child porn possession

By Douglas A. Berman

This new article from the National Law Journal, which is headlined "Sentences for Possession of Child Porn May Be Too High, Judges Say," reports on some testimony from the latest US Sentencing Commission regional hearing. Here are highlights: Judges testifying before the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Chicago told the panel that sentences for people convicted of possessing child pornography have become too severe. The commission suggested it will review the relevant guidelines. Chief Judge James Carr of the Northern District of Ohio and Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the Eastern District of Michigan told the panel on Wednesday that sentencing for possession of child pornography, as opposed to manufacture or commercial distribution, may need to be changed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).