Friday, August 25, 2017

En banc 11th Circuit rules 6-5 that Florida felony battery is a violent felony under the Sentencing Guidelines

The en banc 11th Circuit ruled 6-5 that Florida felony battery is a violent felony under the Sentencing Guidelines.  The majority opinion was written by Judge Julie Carnes, which is significant because many were wondering whether she would end up siding with the older, conservative faction of the Court (E. Carnes, Tjoflat, Hull, Marcus, W. Pryor) on this issue, or the newer, moderate members (Martin, Jordan, Rosenbaum, J. Pryor).  The dissent was written by Judge Wilson and joined by those four Obama appointees. 
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:12 PM

    With all due respect, it is utterly foolish to view Judge Julie Carnes as anything but a strong conservative. Viewing judges' political leanings based on the President who appointed them is shorts-sighted -- in the particular case of Judge Julie Carnes, she was only appointed as a compromise deal in order to get Judge Jill Pryor on the bench. Judge Julie Carnes will consistently rule, if given the chance, that anything is a violent felony.

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  2. Anonymous8:57 AM

    The Night King got to Julie Carnes.

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  3. Anonymous6:36 AM

    Julie Carnes = Hull-ito

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  4. Anonymous10:28 AM

    @8:57 AM and @6:36AM, I'm in stitches--thank you.

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