tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post7114571821450802435..comments2024-03-28T14:19:33.056-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: “They say that any prosecutor worth his salt can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. It may be that a decent prosecutor could get a petit jury to convict a eunuch of rape.”David Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-10315329063324519732015-07-05T09:17:39.952-04:002015-07-05T09:17:39.952-04:00Fair point but who says a ham sandwich shouldn'...Fair point but who says a ham sandwich shouldn't be indicted. David Oscar Markushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-81218205610256857182015-07-05T02:06:26.909-04:002015-07-05T02:06:26.909-04:00"It may be that a decent prosecutor could get..."It may be that a decent prosecutor could get a petit jury to convict a eunuch of rape.”<br /><br />Why does Judge Kozinski think that a eunuch could not be guilty of rape?Orin Kerrhttp://volokh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-4021077941165115902015-07-01T09:18:43.071-04:002015-07-01T09:18:43.071-04:00No reform? Same old, same old? I may have to cha...No reform? Same old, same old? I may have to change the prescription on my rose-colored glasses, BUT . . . <br />1) it took way too long, but the Fair Sentencing Act eliminated much of the disparity between crack and cocaine sentences by lowering crack sentences. It still needs to be lowered to 1:1, but it is progress.<br />2) maybe you do not travel much, but you can go to Denver or Seattle and legally purchase and consume marijuana. Even Miami-Dade is moving to make simple possession just a fine<br />3) There seems to be real bipartisan movement in D.C. to curb many of the war-on-drugs penalties including giving judges more discretion to sentence below man mins.<br /><br />It is slow progress, but it is progress Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com