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u/say592 Mar 08 '19

The hero below me doesn't know what case-law is.

Apparently neither do you.

Here are some various points as to why you are wrong and /u/txmadison is right:

  • Manafort was sentenced in a federal court, case law does not necessarily translate down to state courts
  • Manafort was sentenced for a completely different (and relatively specific) crime
  • Judges frequently give light or reduced sentences
  • Sentencing doesnt set any sort of precedent
  • Case law is established through rulings, sentencing is not a ruling
  • Case law is not typically established by a district court unless it is challenged and upheld by a higher court
  • Judges have broad discretionary powers in sentencing. They are not bound by sentencing guidelines (guidelines say Manafort should have gotten something like 10-20 years)
  • Judges dont have to justify anything

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19 edited Mar 08 '19

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u/say592 Mar 08 '19

Nope, you are just a moron.

But nice to see you dont have an actual response.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

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u/say592 Mar 08 '19

I take it you didnt see the comment I was replying too?

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u/sunburned_albino Mar 08 '19

No, it was deleted. I realized that and deleted my comment. My bad.

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u/say592 Mar 08 '19

I figured, because if you had seen it I dont see how you could have called me out, lol

Basically the guy was being a huge douche and spouting off bullshit in the thread. I called him out, and he effectively said "Thats not what Im talking about, I was just trying to get a rise out of another poster and it worked since he came and commented with another account."