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> I wonder if one could employ a legal strategy to 'taint' as many judges as possible by retaining spouses etc. to get a favorable judge. In practice you'd pro
by Alex3917 4y ago
> I wonder if one could employ a legal strategy to 'taint' as many judges as possible by retaining spouses etc. to get a favorable judge.
In practice you'd probably only want to taint the worst ones. In this case the judge he was assigned was supposedly one of the most lenient ones in the district, so this definitely isn't a good thing for him at all.
- Obscurity4340 4y agoHow is there a widespread differential in sentencing outcomes based on a judge's leniency? When both sides present their recommendations, isn't the judge required to formulate a sentence informed by those recommendations/joint submissions with regard to the mitigating/aggravating factors that are fairly objective? I've never bought into the idea that a lenient or overly-draconian sentence not informed by standard practice and sentencing principles wouldn't just get struck down or severely modified on appeal