Tag: Judge Gregory Phillips
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10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Thursday that a Lakewood police sergeant did not violate a man’s constitutional rights by shooting and killing him while trying to evacuate him from a burning basement. Jason Waterhouse was behaving erratically when he barricaded himself in the…
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10th Circuit upholds validity of federal sentencing recommendations
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When Congress created the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1984, it intended to reduce disparities in criminal sentencing at the federal level by developing a set of guidelines, which trial judges now reference during sentencing. However, the guidelines are also accompanied by commentary — notes that clarify and expand upon the meaning of the guidelines. In recent…