Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 5

Law360, New York (June 15, 2016, 11:07 AM EDT) -- Criminal defense lawyers consider Judges John R. Adams and Otis D. Wright II tough sentencers. Judges Justin L. Quackenbush and Walter H. Rice are viewed as being at the opposite end of the spectrum. With their reputations, it was interesting to learn how similar they were on what constitutes good defense sentencing advocacy. Judge Quackenbush sits in the Eastern District of Washington in Spokane and Judge Rice sits in the Southern District of Ohio in Dayton. Both were appointed in 1980. Judge Adams, of the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland, was appointed in 2003. Judge Wright sits in the Central District of California in Los Angeles and took the federal bench in 2007. All but Judge Quackenbush were former state court judges....

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