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Attorney Sam?s Take: Massachusetts Criminal Sentences For 2010 Crimes Of Fraud, Bribery, Sexual Assault And Beyond Are Discussed And Compared (Pt 1)

By Altman & Altman

I am often asked whether Massachusetts prosecutors and judges are more lenient during the holiday season. The answer is like most answers in human events...it depends. As we end the year in which various unlikely Massachusetts criminal defendants have faced ?Justice? at the bar, it is worth seeing what sentences have been coming down in cases ranging from fraud, to bribery, to sexual assault...and beyond. Today, let?s look at an on-going sentencing struggle in federal court. it is the case in which the fate of former state senator Dianne Wilkerson is still being battered about like a piñata although she pleaded guilty months ago. As I have mentioned in the past, federal sentencing is a complicated process, complete with its own book of rules and guidelines as well as the consideration of virtually anything under the sun including the alleged existence of potential uncharged crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on December 24, 2010 (boomark / email).