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Another Court Declares Guidelines Unconstitutional

by TChris

Unofficial word that another U.S. District Judge (this one in the Western District of Texas) has declared the federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional under Blakely. His precise reasoning at this point seems unclear, but a written opinion may be forthcoming.
(via Blakelyblog)

(Update: (TL) Blakely Blog is another new blog on the Blakely decision by Jason Hernandez, "a 3rd year law student at Columbia Law School whose Note is in serious jeopardy of entering the circular file following Blakely.")

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