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"A 10th Amendment Drama Fit for Daytime TV Heads to the Supreme Court"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this piece by Adam Liptak in today's New York Times. Here are excerpts (with the sentencing angle emphasized below): [The Supreme Court] has decided to consider what to do about a woman hellbent on poisoning her best friend. The woman, Carol A. Bond of Lansdale, Pa., was at first delighted to learn that her friend was pregnant.  Ms. Bond?s mood darkened, though, when it emerged that her husband was the father.  ?I am going to make your life a living hell,? she said, according to her now-former friend, Myrlinda Haynes. Ms. Bond, a microbiologist, certainly tried.  On about two dozen occasions, she spread lethal chemicals on her friend?s car, mailbox and doorknob.  Ms. Haynes, who managed to escape serious injury, complained to the local police...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).