Serving Time For The Same Crime

United States v. Armstrong, No. 07-CR-874 (JBW), 2008 WL 5459177 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2008)

This is interesting. 

Armstrong pled guilty to a serious offense -- he was "a member of a gang that disturbed the peace and threatened the safety of a public housing project."  The advisory Guidelines recommended a 135-168 month sentence (and a 5 year mandatory minimum), yet Judge Weinstein sentenced him to 84 months.  Why?  Well, "Armstrong's childhood was affected by inadequate parental control."  Moreover, he was "of slight stature and juvenile appearance, which may make his time in prison particularly hazardous."

But perhaps more interestingly, he "had already served fourteen months time under a state sentence for essentially the same conduct." 

Comments

[jerquette]

my husband has a case with the state ad the federal for the same charge but the federal charge is longer than state would he be able you use that time for the federal also he has put in motions after motion for the state and no response what should he do im his wife

[anon]

Hey good to see this site up and going again. Maybe we should rename it Judge Weinsteins greatest hits.com.